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wound

UK /waʊnd/US /waʊnd/

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。)

同义词:injury, cut, laceration, hurt, trauma

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。)

同义词:injure, hurt, harm, damage, cut

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。)