| 单词 | injury |
| 释义 | injuryinjury /ˈɪndʒəri/ ●●● W2 AWL noun (plural injuries) [countable, uncountable] a wound or damage to part of your body caused by an accident or attack: Smith has missed several games because of injury.injury to He came home from the war with an injury to his shoulder. She was treated in the hospital for minor injuries (=ones that are not serious). Rasmussen suffered head and neck injuries in the crash. Three of the passengers have internal injuries (=injuries inside their bodies). As a child she was prone to injuries (=got hurt easily or often). [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin injuria, from jus right, law] → see also add insult to injury at add (6)THESAURUSwound – an injury, especially a deep cut made in your skin by a knife or bullet: He needed emergency treatment for a gunshot wound.cut – a small wound you get if a sharp object cuts your skin: She has a cut on her finger from when she was chopping carrots.scratch – a small cut on someone’s skin that is not deep: His legs were covered in scratches and bruises.scrape/abrasion – a lot of small cuts on one area of someone’s skin, caused for example by falling down. Abrasion is mostly used in medical language: The girl had scrapes on both knees.laceration formal – a bad cut or tear on the skin. Used especially in medical language: She suffered facial lacerations in the attack.bruise/contusion – a black or blue mark on your skin that you get when you fall or get hit. Contusion is mostly used in medical language: There was a dark bruise on her cheek.sore/lesion – a wound or cut on your skin that is painful and infected. Lesion is mostly used in medical language: The sore on his hand was slow to heal.sprain – an injury to a joint in your body, caused by suddenly twisting it: He hurt himself during the game, but it’s just a slight sprain.bump/swelling – an area of skin that is swollen because you have hit it on something. Swelling is more formal than bump: She has a bump on her forehead from when she banged it on the cupboard door.fracture – a crack or broken part in a bone: X-rays showed a small fracture.break – a place where a bone has broken: The doctor used a model of the arm bone to show me where the break is.COLLOCATIONSverbshave an injury Jackson has a knee injury and will not play in the next game.get an injury (also suffer/sustain/receive an injury formal) He suffered a serious leg injury in a motorcycle accident.treat an injury The injury was treated at the local hospital.recover from an injury It took her six months to recover from the injury.escape/avoid injury Two construction workers narrowly escaped injury when a wall collapsed.cause an injury The injury was caused by flying glass from the car windshield.prevent (an) injury Warming up and stretching before running helps to prevent injury.inflict an injury on somebody formal (=make someone have an injury) Jenkins was accused of inflicting a head injury on one of his former colleagues.an injury happens/occurs The injury occurred five minutes into the game.adjectives/nouns + injurya serious/severe injury The injury wasn’t serious – it was just a small cut.a terrible injury (=very bad) Some of the victims suffered terrible injuries.a fatal injury (=that kills someone) Fortunately, his injuries weren’t fatal.a minor injury (=one that is not serious) A man was treated for minor injuries at County General Hospital.permanent injury The brain can suffer permanent injury after a serious accident.a physical injury Professional athletes know that a serious physical injury can end their careers.bodily injury (=used in legal language to mean physical injury) The man was accused of intending to cause serious bodily injury.a head/leg/shoulder etc. injury He suffered a shoulder injury while playing football.a spinal injury (=to the spine) The boy is being treated for a spinal injury.a facial injury (=to the face) The girl suffered facial injuries in the dog attack.a sports injury (=one you get while playing sports) She has vast knowledge of treating sports injuries.internal injuries (=injuries inside your body) He was coughing up blood, a sign that he had internal injuries.multiple injuries (=many injuries) She had multiple injuries and a fractured skull. |
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