• n. 緊急情況；突發(fā)事件；非常時(shí)刻
• adj. 緊急的；備用的

來(lái)自emerge, 出現(xiàn)，始料不及的情況。

emergency (n.)

"unforeseen occurrence requiring immediate attention," 1630s, from Latin emergens, present participle of emergere "to rise out or up" (see emerge). Or from emerge + -ency. As an adjective by 1881.

1. President Castro has warned Cubans to prepare for a profound economic emergency.

卡斯特羅主席已經(jīng)提醒古巴人民為嚴(yán)重的經(jīng)濟(jì)危急狀況做準(zhǔn)備。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. He vociferously opposed the state of emergency imposed by the government.

他激烈反對(duì)政府強(qiáng)行宣布進(jìn)入緊急狀態(tài)。

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3. The government is taking emergency action to deal with a housing crisis.

政府正采取緊急措施解決住房危機(jī)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. Exceptionally, in times of emergency, we may send a team of experts.

在緊急情況下，我們可能會(huì)破例派一個(gè)專家小組。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. Emergency workers fear that the burning ship could slip its moorings.

急救人員擔(dān)心燃燒著的船只可能會(huì)脫鏈滑走。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句