| 释义 |
bruise /brooz/ transitive verb- To crush by beating or pounding without breaking the surface
- To pound
- To pulverize by pounding
- To mark and discolour part of the surface of (eg the skin of a person, fruit, etc)
- To hurt by unkind words
intransitive verb- To be marked with bruising
- To be injured physically or in feelings
- To ride recklessly along (hunting sl)
noun- An injury with discoloration of the human skin made by anything blunt and heavy
- A similar injury to fruit or plants
ORIGIN: OE brȳsan to crush, combined with OFr brisier, bruiser, bruser to break bruisˈer noun - A person or thing that bruises
- A prize-fighter, or a big, strong, aggressive person generally (informal)
bruisˈing noun and adjective |