ambulance
noun [ C ] uk/ˈæm.bjə.ləns/ us/ˈæm.bjə.ləns/
A2 救护车
a special vehicle used to take sick or injured people to hospital
I called an ambulance. 我叫了救护车。
We were woken in the night by the wail of ambulance sirens. 深夜，我们被救护车凄厉的警报声吵醒了。
an ambulance driver 救护车司机
An ambulance crew was called to his home, but he was dead by the time they arrived. 救护人员接到了求救电话，但是赶到他家时他已经咽气了。
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- There's been an accident - dial 999 and ask for an ambulance.
- They did everything they could to save him, but he was already too far gone when the ambulance arrived.
- The siren signalled the approach of an ambulance.
- The ambulance raced round the corner with its tyres screaming.
- There's been an accident - can you ring for an ambulance?