| 释义 |
sprain
I. \ˈsprān\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
1. : a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint causing the stretching or tearing of ligaments and often rupture of blood vessels with hemorrhage into the tissues
2. : the condition resulting from a sprain that is usually marked by swelling, inflammation, hemorrhage, and discoloration — compare strain
3. also spraing \-āŋ\ : internal brown spot of potatoes
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to weaken (a joint or ligament) by sudden and violent twisting or wrenching : stretch (ligaments) injuriously without dislocation of the joint — compare strain
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: back-formation from spreined, sprent, past participle of obsolete sprenge to sprinkle — more at sprent
archaic : to sprinkle (seed) in sowing |