hospital的基本意思是“医院”,在句中有时可修饰其他名词用作定语。

The hospital receives a good deal of money in donations.这家医院经常得到大笔的捐款。
The red brick building over there is the city hospital.那边的红砖楼是市医院。
I see a hospital on my right hand.我看到右侧有一所医院。
Lady Joan visited the hospital.琼夫人参观医院去了。
After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.事故之后,受伤者被急送医院。
“Where is she?”“She is in the hospital.”“她在哪儿?”“她在医院。”
I'm going to the hospital to visit my mother.我要去医院看望我的母亲。
He went to the hospital to see his doctor yesterday.昨天他去医院看病了。
He has been in hospital for three days.他已经住院三天了。
Jane had to hold the fort while her mother was in hospital.珍在母亲住院期间只好代持家务。
The driver left hospital the next day.司机第二天就出院了。
We must hurry and take him to hospital.我们得赶快送他上医院。
You must go to hospital today.你今天一定要去看病。
She is a hospital nurse.她是一位医院护士。
He received hospital treatment.他在医院接受治疗。

in〔go to〕 hospital, in〔go to〕 the hospital
1.在英式英语中, the hospital指具体意义,即医院的外在形式; 而不带the的hospital则指医院的内在功能——治病。故“在医院住院”“去医院看病”用in〔go to〕 hospital; 而“去医院看病人”“在医院”则用in〔go to〕 the hospital。
2.在美式英语中一般都要加上the。
hospital, clinic, sanatorium
参见clinic条。

［同义词］   clinic, dispensary, infirmary, medical centre
［词源］  ＜中古拉丁语hospitaāle＜拉丁语hospitaālis(接待客人的地方)