hospital/'hɒspɪtəl $ 'hɑː-/

n. a place where sick or injured people receive medical treatment

n. [C; U] 医院：a children's hospital 儿童医院

◇〈英〉go to hospital （=〈美〉go to the hospital） 上医院看病

◇He spent 5 days in (the) hospital last week. 上星期他住了5天院。

◇hospital beds 病床

◇a hospital gown 一件病人服

构词hospit (= host) + -al

音组-pital/-pɪtəl/

capital; hospital

常犯错误

✗ He's ill in a hospital.

✓ He's ill in hospital. 他生病住院。

✗ She works in hospital.

✓ She works in a hospital. 她在医院工作。

用法美语在表达“去看病，住院”含义时，hospital前有the。