緊急情況;突然事件 (unexpected happening or situation) [C, U]: There was an~when the river flooded the town. 河水淹沒(méi)了那個(gè)鎮(zhèn)子,情況非常緊急。The patient is an~case 這個(gè)病人的病情很危急。(declare) a state of~(宣布處于)緊急狀態(tài); in an~在緊急情況下;in case of an~萬(wàn)一出現(xiàn)緊急情況; save money for~ies 為應(yīng)急存錢(qián);be prepared/ready for all~ies 以備萬(wàn)一; in this~在這個(gè)危急時(shí)刻;meet~應(yīng)急;[C,U,作 attrib]: an~aircraft landing/act/case 緊急著陸/應(yīng)急法案/急診;the~crops/door/measures 救荒作物/太平門(mén)/緊急措施; 〖同〗 crisis,urgency;
→ e′mergent adj 緊急的;
【辨異】emergency與crisis的區(qū)別見(jiàn)CRISIS。