victim
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A victim is someone who has been hurt or killed. 受害者
Statistically our chances of being the victims of violent crime are remote. 從統計上來看，我們成爲暴力犯罪受害者的可能性是微乎其微的。
2. N-COUNT A victim is someone who has suffered as a result of someone else's actions or beliefs, or as a result of unpleasant circumstances. 犧牲品
He was a victim of racial prejudice. 他是種族偏見的一個犧牲品。
He described himself and Altman as victims rather than participants in the scandal. 他把自己和奧爾特曼描述成這一醜聞的受害者，而不是蓡與者。
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victim /ˈvɪktɪm/ (victims)
剑桥词典
- someone or something that has been hurt , damaged , or killed or has suffered , either because of the actions of someone or something else , or because of illness or chance
- The murderer had lured his victim to a deserted house .
- She claimed to have been a victim of child abuse .
- They're launching an appeal to raise money for famine victims.
- Road accident victims make up almost a quarter of the hospital's patients .
- The victim had received repeated blows to the head and body .
受害者；罹難者；犧牲者；犧牲品
to provide financial aid to hurricane /flood , etc. victims 爲颶風／洪水等的受災者提供經濟援助
victims of crime 犯罪的受害者
The children are the innocent /helpless victims of the fighting . 孩子們是打架鬭毆的無辜／無助的受害者。
The new drug might help save the lives of cancer victims. 這種新葯也許可以用於挽救癌症病人的生命。
We appear to have been the victims of a cruel practical joke . 我們看來已經成了一個大惡作劇的受害者。
Our local hospital has become the latest victim of the cuts in government spending . 我們本地的毉院成了政府削減開支的最新受害者。
fall victim to sth
to be hurt , damaged , or killed because of something or someone
成爲…的受害者；被…所傷（或所害）
In 1948, Gandhi fell victim to a member of a Hindu gang . 1948年，甘地被一個印度教幫派成員殺害。
The company has fallen victim to increased competition . 日益激烈的競爭讓這家公司深受其害。
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