hospital

noun

/ˈhɒspɪtl/

/ˈhɑːspɪtl/

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a large building where people who are ill or injured are given medical treatment and care
- to/into (the) hospital (British English) He had to go to/into hospital for treatment.
- (North American English) He had to go to/into the hospital for treatment.
- I'm going to the hospital to visit my brother.
- to be admitted to/into (the) hospital
- Arrangements have been made for his admission to (the) hospital.
- He's been taken to (the) hospital for tests.
- The injured were rushed to (the) hospital in an ambulance.
- to leave (the) hospital
- to be discharged/released from (the) hospital
- to visit a hospital
- in (the) hospital He died in hospital.
- He was treated in the hospital for burns.
- I spent four days in hospital.
- I was in the hospital for four days.
- in a hospital She works in a hospital in New York.
- out of (the) hospital She came out of the hospital this morning.
- at a hospital Doctors at the hospital decided to keep her in overnight.
- a private/local hospital
- a psychiatric/mental hospital
- a children's hospital
- The procedure requires a two-to-three-night hospital stay.
- There is an urgent need for more hospital beds.
- hospital admissions
- hospital staff
- a hospital ward/room
- hospital treatment/care
British/American hospital
hospital
- In British English you say to hospital or in hospital when you talk about somebody being there as a patient:
  I had to go to hospital.
  She spent two weeks in hospital
  .
- In North American English you need to use the:
  I had to go to the hospital.
  She spent two weeks in the hospital.
see also community hospital, cottage hospital, teaching hospital
Wordfinder
- accident
- ambulance
- casualty
- first aid
- hospital
- injure
- paramedic
- stretcher
- victim
- witness
Wordfinder
- A & E
- admit
- consultant
- doctor
- hospital
- ICU
- inpatient
- nurse
- operation
- ward
Extra Examples
- He has been readmitted to hospital.
- He is in hospital recovering from a heart operation.
- He was taken to hospital as a precaution.
- He's had to go into hospital rather suddenly.
- How long will I have to stay in hospital?
- I used to work as a cleaner in a hospital.
- She works at the John Radcliffe Hospital.
- We went to the hospital to visit my gran.
- He was admitted to hospital complaining of chest pains.
- She was discharged from hospital and allowed to go home.
- There is a shortage of hospital beds.
Topics Buildingsa1, Medicinea1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- community
- district
- local
- …
verb + hospital
- go into
- go to
- rush somebody to
- …
hospital + noun
- administrator
- doctor
- staff
- …
preposition
- at a/the hospital
- in (a/the) hospital
- to (a/the) hospital
- …
phrases
- admission to hospital
- admission to the hospital
- a stay in hospital
- …
See full entry
Word OriginMiddle English (originally meaning a hospice run by the Knights Hospitallers in the 11th century): via Old French from medieval Latin hospitale, neuter of Latin hospitalis ‘hospitable’, from hospes, hospit- ‘host, guest’.

单词	hospital
释义	hospital noun /ˈhɒspɪtl/ /ˈhɑːspɪtl/ jump to other results a large building where people who are ill or injured are given medical treatment and care to/into (the) hospital (British English) He had to go to/into hospital for treatment. (North American English) He had to go to/into the hospital for treatment. I'm going to the hospital to visit my brother. to be admitted to/into (the) hospital Arrangements have been made for his admission to (the) hospital. He's been taken to (the) hospital for tests. The injured were rushed to (the) hospital in an ambulance. to leave (the) hospital to be discharged/released from (the) hospital to visit a hospital in (the) hospital He died in hospital. He was treated in the hospital for burns. I spent four days in hospital. I was in the hospital for four days. in a hospital She works in a hospital in New York. out of (the) hospital She came out of the hospital this morning. at a hospital Doctors at the hospital decided to keep her in overnight. a private/local hospital a psychiatric/mental hospital a children's hospital The procedure requires a two-to-three-night hospital stay. There is an urgent need for more hospital beds. hospital admissions hospital staff a hospital ward/room hospital treatment/care British/American hospitalhospital In British English you say to hospital or in hospital when you talk about somebody being there as a patient: I had to go to hospital. She spent two weeks in hospital . In North American English you need to use the: I had to go to the hospital. She spent two weeks in the hospital. see also community hospital, cottage hospital, teaching hospital Wordfinder accident ambulance casualty first aid hospital injure paramedic stretcher victim witness Wordfinder A & E admit consultant doctor hospital ICU inpatient nurse operation ward Extra Examples He has been readmitted to hospital. He is in hospital recovering from a heart operation. He was taken to hospital as a precaution. He's had to go into hospital rather suddenly. How long will I have to stay in hospital? I used to work as a cleaner in a hospital. She works at the John Radcliffe Hospital. We went to the hospital to visit my gran. He was admitted to hospital complaining of chest pains. She was discharged from hospital and allowed to go home. There is a shortage of hospital beds. Topics Buildingsa1, Medicinea1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective community district local … verb + hospital go into go to rush somebody to … hospital + noun administrator doctor staff … preposition at a/the hospital in (a/the) hospital to (a/the) hospital … phrases admission to hospital admission to the hospital a stay in hospital … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English (originally meaning a hospice run by the Knights Hospitallers in the 11th century): via Old French from medieval Latin hospitale, neuter of Latin hospitalis ‘hospitable’, from hospes, hospit- ‘host, guest’.
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