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intensive care

noun
🔊/ɪnˌtensɪv ˈkeə(r)/
🔊/ɪnˌtensɪv ˈker/
(also critical care)
[uncountable]
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  1. continuous care and attention, often using special equipment, for people in hospital who are very seriously ill or injured（医院里的）特别护理；重症监护
    • She needed intensive care for several days.她需要几天的特别护理。🔊🔊
    • intensive care patients/beds特别护理病房的病人／床位
  2. (also intensive care unit, ICU [countable])
     the part of a hospital that provides intensive care重症监护治疗病房；特别护理病房；重症监护室
    • in intensive care The baby was in intensive care for 48 hours.婴儿在加护病房看护了 48 小时。🔊🔊
    • She’s still critically ill in intensive care.她的重症监护病房仍然很重。
    Topics Medicinec1