emergency

• n. 緊急情況；突發事件；非常時刻
• adj. 緊急的；備用的

來自emerge, 出現，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.

卡斯特羅主席已經提醒古巴人民為嚴重的經濟危急狀況做準備。

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

他激烈反對政府強行宣布進入緊急狀態。

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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。

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

在緊急情況下，我們可能會破例派一個專家小組。

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

急救人員擔心燃燒著的船隻可能會脫鏈滑走。

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