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{
"term": "emergency",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a sudden serious and dangerous event or situation that needs immediate action to deal with it",
"sensetop": "in an emergencyfor emergencies",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This is a **medical emergency** needing urgent treatment with antibiotics."
},
{
"text": "The government has declared a **state of emergency** following the earthquake."
},
{
"text": "In times of national emergency, the usual rules may not apply."
},
{
"text": "This door should only be used in an emergency.",
"contextForm": "in an emergency"
},
{
"text": "I always have some extra cash with me for emergencies.",
"contextForm": "for emergencies"
},
{
"text": "the emergency exit *(= to be used in an emergency)*"
},
{
"text": "The pilot made an **emergency landing** in a field."
},
{
"text": "The **emergency response** team was on the scene within eight minutes."
},
{
"text": "The government has been granted emergency powers *(= to deal with an emergency)*."
},
{
"text": "The purpose of these drills is to be prepared **in the case of an emergency**."
},
{
"text": "The government had to take emergency action."
},
{
"text": "Call this number if an emergency should arise."
},
{
"text": "Complete retention of urine constitutes a medical emergency."
},
{
"text": "Don't call me unless it's a real emergency."
},
{
"text": "Emergency admissions to hospital are given top priority."
},
{
"text": "Emergency supplies of food have been flown to the area."
},
{
"text": "He got emergency leave when his Dad died."
},
{
"text": "She missed the meeting because of a family emergency."
},
{
"text": "I need to know what to do in an emergency."
},
{
"text": "It's a disaster and a public-health emergency in the making."
},
{
"text": "There's a fire blanket on the kitchen wall in case of emergencies."
},
{
"text": "The ambulance crashed while answering an emergency call."
},
{
"text": "The army provided emergency cover when the ambulance service went on strike."
},
{
"text": "The assembly declared a national emergency."
},
{
"text": "The government imposed emergency rule and suspended civil rights."
},
{
"text": "When a member of staff has a family emergency, a project can get delayed."
},
{
"text": "Would you know what to do in an emergency situation?"
},
{
"text": "an emergency session of the United Nations"
},
{
"text": "an emergency shutdown of the nuclear reactor"
},
{
"text": "firefighters on call to respond to emergencies"
},
{
"text": "the New York police and fire and emergency responders"
},
{
"text": "the emergency evacuation of more than 300 passengers"
},
{
"text": "There is an emergency exit on each side of the aeroplane."
},
{
"text": "the hospital emergency department"
},
{
"text": "improved access to emergency contraception"
},
{
"text": "She was brought to the hospital for emergency surgery."
},
{
"text": "They set up an emergency board meeting."
},
{
"text": "the humanitarian emergency that resulted from the earthquake"
},
{
"text": "Fire wardens will direct people in the event of an emergency."
},
{
"text": "emergency crew/personnel/vehicles"
},
{
"text": "The new communications system will allow the police to respond to any emergency much faster than previously."
},
{
"text": "They are well trained to deal with emergencies."
}
],
"topics": ["Danger"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["dire", "extreme", "major"],
"verb + emergency": ["have", "cope with", "deal with"],
"emergency + verb": ["arise", "happen", "occur"],
"emergency + noun": ["situation", "action", "measures"],
"preposition": ["for emergency", "in an emergency"],
"phrases": [
"in case of emergency",
"in case of emergencies",
"a state of emergency"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈmɜːdʒənsi/",
"audio": "em/emergency/emergency__gb_5.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi/",
"audio": "em/emergency/emergency__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin emergentia, from Latin emergere ‘arise, bring to light’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, forth’ + mergere ‘to dip’."
}