emergency

• n. 紧急情况；突发事件；非常时刻
• adj. 紧急的；备用的

来自emerge, 出现，始料不及的情况。

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.

卡斯特罗主席已经提醒古巴人民为严重的经济危急状况做准备。

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

他激烈反对政府强行宣布进入紧急状态。

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

政府正采取紧急措施解决住房危机。

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

在紧急情况下，我们可能会破例派一个专家小组。

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

急救人员担心燃烧着的船只可能会脱链滑走。

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