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源自hospital(医院)+ -ize(动词后缀)+ -ed(过去分词),19世纪中期开始使用。
❶ 指某人因疾病或受伤而被送入医院接受治疗的状态,通常需要住院观察或手术等医疗服务。
“He was hospitalized for three weeks after the car accident.”
(车祸后他住院治疗了三周。)
“The flu symptoms were so severe that she had to be hospitalized.”
(流感症状太严重,她不得不住院。)
get hospitalized — 指因健康问题被送进医院的过程,强调从发病到入院的状态转变。
“If your fever doesn't go down, you might need to get hospitalized.”
(如果发烧不退,你可能需要住院。)