hospital
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈhɒs.pɪ.təl/ us/ˈhɑː.spɪ.t̬əl/
A1 医院
a place where people who are ill or injured are treated and taken care of by doctors and nurses
a general/children's/maternity hospital 综合／儿童／妇产医院
hospital patients/staff 医院的病人／工作人员
UK I've got to go (in)to hospital (US to the hospital) to have an operation. 我不得不接受手术。
UK She spent a week in hospital (US in the hospital) last year. 去年她住了一个星期的院。
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- He is critically ill in hospital.
- I would much rather have my baby at home than in hospital.
- He worked as a nurse in a psychiatric hospital.
- The injured were taken to several nearby hospitals.
- The hospital is carrying out tests to find out what's wrong with her.