Bruise



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 受伤, 擦伤
• ［英］ adj. 受伤, 擦伤 ( to injure the skin)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (bruised; bruising)

• Etymology: Middle English brusen, brisen, from Anglo-French & Old English; Anglo-French bruiser, briser to break, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish bruid he shatters; Old English bry?san to bruise; akin to Old Irish bruid, Latin frustum piece
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. archaic disable
    • b. batter, dent
  • 2. to inflict a bruise on ; contuse
  • 3. to break down (as leaves or berries) by pounding ; crush
  • 4. wound, injure; especially to inflict psychological hurt on <a bruised ego>
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to inflict a bruise
  • 2. to undergo bruising <her skin bruises easily>

II. noun

• Date: 1541
• 1.
  • a. an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin ; contusion
  • b. a similar injury to plant tissue
• 2. abrasion, scratch
• 3. an injury especially to the feelings

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