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gash

UK /ɡæʃ/US /ɡæʃ/

词源

源自中古英语 gasche(切口),可能与古法语词汇有关,最终可追溯至原始日耳曼语词根,与'cut'同源。

noun

❶ 指皮肤或物体表面又长又深的切口或伤口,通常由锋利物体造成,比普通划伤更严重。

“He got a nasty gash on his leg from the broken glass.”

(他被碎玻璃在腿上划出一道很深的伤口。)

“The knife left a four-inch gash in the tabletop.”

(刀子在桌面上留下了一道四英寸长的深痕。)

同义词:cut, laceration, slash, wound, incision

verb

❶ 用锋利物体造成深而长的伤口或切口,动作通常快速有力。

“The broken bottle gashed his hand when he tried to pick it up.”

(当他试图捡起破瓶子时,瓶子划伤了他的手。)

“The falling branch gashed the roof of the car.”

(掉落的树枝在车顶上划出一道深痕。)

同义词:cut, slash, lacerate, slice, wound

常见短语

gash wound — 特指又深又长的开放性伤口,常见于事故或暴力事件中。

“The victim was hospitalized with multiple gash wounds on his back.”

(受害者背部有多处撕裂伤,已送医治疗。)