ambulance

ambulance — noun

1. a road vehicle fitted with medical equipment and a flashing light, which carries

1.名詞A2
釋義

a road vehicle fitted with medical equipment and a flashing light, which carries people who are very ill or badly hurt to a hospital so doctors can treat them quickly.

例句

Ilya called an ambulance after her grandfather fell on the kitchen floor.

collocation: call an ambulance

The ambulance crew rushed Bao to the hospital with a broken leg.

collocation: ambulance crew

同義詞
  • EMS

    American abbreviation for Emergency Medical Service; refers to the whole system, not just one vehicle

  • paramedic van

    informal; emphasises the medical staff inside rather than the vehicle

文法句型

call/dial an ambulance

by ambulance

用法筆記

Almost always used with the verbs 'call' or 'dial' when asking for emergency help. The phrase 'by ambulance' takes no article, like 'by car' or 'by train'.

常見錯誤

❌I went to the hospital by an ambulance.
✅I went to the hospital by ambulance.
💡drop the article in 'by + transport' phrases.
❌Please order an ambulance!
✅Please call an ambulance!
💡'order' is wrong here; the standard verb is 'call' or 'dial'.