
wound
词源
源自古英语 'wund',意为'伤口'或'伤害',与古高地德语 'wunta' 和古诺尔斯语 'und' 同源。
noun
❶ 指身体上因受伤或手术造成的伤口,可以是割伤、刺伤等,通常伴有流血或疼痛。
“The nurse cleaned the wound carefully to prevent infection.”
(护士仔细清理伤口以防止感染。)
“He had a deep wound on his leg from the accident.”
(他的腿上有一道事故造成的深伤口。)
❶ 比喻情感或精神上的伤害,通常指因背叛、失望或痛苦经历造成的心理创伤。
“The betrayal left a deep emotional wound.”
(背叛造成了深刻的情感创伤。)
“Time helped heal the wounds of the past.”
(时间帮助治愈了过去的创伤。)
verb
❶ 使受伤,通常指用利器或暴力造成身体上的伤害。
“The knife wound wounded his arm deeply.”
(刀子深深地伤到了他的手臂。)
“The bullet wounded the soldier in the shoulder.”
(子弹打伤了士兵的肩膀。)
❶ 比喻在情感或精神上伤害某人,使其感到痛苦或悲伤。
“Her cruel words wounded his pride.”
(她刻薄的话语伤害了他的自尊。)
“The rejection wounded him deeply.”
(拒绝深深地伤害了他。)
常见短语
lick one's wounds — 指在遭受失败或打击后独自疗伤或恢复,通常用于比喻情感或心理上的恢复过程。
“After losing the competition, he went home to lick his wounds.”
(比赛失利后,他回家独自疗伤。)
open old wounds — 指重新提起过去的痛苦经历或创伤,使其再次感到痛苦或难过。
“Talking about the accident opened old wounds for her.”
(谈论那场事故揭开了她的旧伤疤。)