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hospitalized

UK //ˈhɒs.pɪ.təl.aɪzd//US //ˈhɑː.spɪ.t̬əl.aɪzd//

词源

源自hospital(医院)+ -ize(动词后缀)+ -ed(过去分词),19世纪中期开始使用。

adjective

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。)

同义词:admitted, confined, inpatient

常见短语

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。)