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stretcher

UK //ˈstrɛtʃə//US //ˈstrɛtʃər//

词源

源自中古英语strecchen(拉伸) + -er(表示工具的后缀),最早指用于拉伸的工具,后引申为担架和画布框。

noun

❶ 担架,一种用于运送伤员或病人的便携式装置,通常由帆布和金属框架制成,便于抬运。

“The paramedics carried the injured hiker on a stretcher.”

(急救人员用担架抬着受伤的徒步旅行者。)

“They quickly unfolded the stretcher to help the accident victim.”

(他们迅速展开担架以帮助事故受害者。)

❶ 画布框,一种木制框架,用于固定和拉伸画布以便绘画。

“She tightened the canvas on the stretcher before painting.”

(她在绘画前将画布绷紧在画布框上。)

“The artist adjusted the stretcher to make the canvas taut.”

(艺术家调整画布框以使画布绷紧。)

同义词:litter, gurney, frame, rack

verb

❶ 用担架运送,指将某人放在担架上移动或运输。

“They had to stretcher the injured climber down the mountain.”

(他们不得不用担架将受伤的登山者抬下山。)

“The rescue team stretchered the victims to safety.”

(救援队用担架将受害者转移到安全地带。)

同义词:carry, transport, evacuate

常见短语

stretcher bearer — 担架员,指在战场或紧急情况下负责用担架运送伤员的人员。

“The stretcher bearers worked tirelessly during the battle.”

(担架员在战斗中不知疲倦地工作。)

on a stretcher — 在担架上,描述某人被放在担架上的状态。

“The football player left the field on a stretcher.”

(这名足球运动员被担架抬离球场。)