hospital
hospital — noun
1. a facility where doctors and nurses give medical care to sick or hurt people and
a facility where doctors and nurses give medical care to sick or hurt people and those who need an operation.
Putri visited her grandmother in the hospital after the older woman's knee surgery.
visit + in the hospital → see a patient who is staying there
The ambulance took the hurt man to the nearest hospital very quickly.
be taken to hospital by ambulance (emergency)
Hiro starts work at the hospital every morning at six o'clock.
The children's hospital has a large playroom full of toys and books.
Anya stayed in the hospital for three days after her stomach operation.
- clinic
smaller facility for non-emergency care or specialist appointments, does not usually have overnight beds
- medical center
larger facility that may combine a hospital with outpatient clinics and research units
文法句型
at / in / to + the + hospital
hospital + noun (attributive)
用法筆記
In American English, the definite article is usually used ("in the hospital"), while British English often omits it when referring to being a patient ("in hospital"). "At the hospital" can mean visiting or working there in both varieties.