wound
noun [ C ] uk/wuːnd/ us/wuːnd/
(INJURY)
B2 (身体上的)伤,伤口
a damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin or flesh made by a weapon
a gunshot wound 枪伤
a chest/leg wound 胸部/腿部的伤口
a flesh wound (= one that is not deep) 皮肉伤
He died from multiple stab wounds to the neck and upper body. 他死于颈部和上半身的多处刺伤。
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- The wounds were gradually healing (up).
- He had several nasty open wounds.
- Her head wounds needed 50 stitches.
- Clean and dress the wound immediately.
- Bandage the wound to reduce the risk of infection.
(UPSET)
问题;痛苦;创伤
a problem or great unhappiness
She refuses to talk about the incident, saying it would only reopen old wounds (= make her remember unhappy past experiences). 她拒绝谈起那场事故,说那样只会揭开旧的伤疤。
wound
verb [ T usually passive ] uk/wuːnd/ us/wuːnd/
(INJURE)
B2 (身体上的)伤,伤口
to damage an area of the body, especially by making a cut or hole in the skin
Flying glass wounded her in the face and neck. 飞溅的玻璃划伤了她的脸和颈部。
The police chief was badly wounded in the explosion. 警长在爆炸中受了重伤。
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- Several soldiers were wounded in the return of fire.
- He was charged with malicious wounding.
- The shot was only intended to wound the attacker.
- Many of the victims were wounded by shrapnel.
- One of the climbers was wounded by falling rocks.
(UPSET)
使受创伤;伤害
to make someone feel upset
He was deeply wounded by her fierce criticism. 她尖刻的批评深深伤害了他。