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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·jure /ˈɪndʒə $ -ər/ ●●● W3 AWL verb [transitive]  1  INJUREto hurt yourself or someone else, for example in an accident or an attack 使受伤；弄伤 → wound Angus injured his leg playing rugby. 安格斯在打橄榄球时弄伤了腿。be badly/seriously/critically injured Two people have been critically injured in an accident. 在一次事故中，有两个人身受重伤。► see thesaurus at hurt2  injure somebody’s pride/feelings etc HARM/BE BAD FORto say unfair or unpleasant things that hurt someone’s pride, feelings etc 伤害某人的自尊/情感等 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say hurt rather than injure: 在日常英语中，人们一般说hurt，而不说injureHe hurt his leg playing rugby. 他打橄榄球时伤了腿。He really hurt my feelings. 他严重伤害了我的感情。→ See Verb table
    Examples from the Corpus
    injure• The bomb killed eleven people and injured 55.• Dad injured his back lifting some heavy boxes.• Tom injured his shoulder playing tennis.• Many elderly people injure themselves in their own homes, for example by slipping in the bath.• Several shots were fired, critically injuring three women.be badly/seriously/critically injured• He and his wife were able to climb out of the truck before it burned, but both were seriously injured.• Reportedly, several people were seriously injured.• No one was seriously injured, but M4 Westbound was closed bringing traffic chaos.• Another 1,500 children each year are seriously injured by unlocked handguns.• Voice over Richard Latkowsky from Witny was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash several years ago.• Young Richie was seriously injured while riding his bicycle to school Friday morning.    From Longman Business Dictionaryinjurein‧jure /ˈɪndʒə-ər/ verb [transitive]1to cause physical harm to someone or to yourself, for example in an accidentHe sought compensation after being injured by a defective product.2to make an industry, economy, company, or investor lose money or suffer in some other wayThe US steel industry was being injured by imports of subsidized steel.a fund for injured investors→ See Verb tableOrigin injure (1400-1500) injury
    in·jure verb →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable
    someone else, hurt yourself to in Business for or Corpus example


    injure
    in‧jure W3 AC /ˈɪndʒə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]
     Word Family: noun: injury, the injured; adjective: injured ≠ UNINJURED, injurious; verb: injure
     Date: 1400-1500
     Origin: injury
    1. to hurt yourself or someone else, for example in an accident or an attack ⇨ wound:
        Angus injured his leg playing rugby.
        be badly/seriously/critically injured
        Two people have been critically injured in an accident.
    2. injure sb’s pride/feelings etc to say unfair or unpleasant things that hurt someone’s pride, feelings etc
      REGISTER
        In everyday English, people usually say hurt rather than injure:
       ▪ He hurt his leg playing rugby.
       ▪ He really hurt my feelings.
         
    THESAURUS
    ■ to injure yourself or someone else
       ▪ hurt to damage part of your body, or someone else’s body: She slipped on the ice and hurt herself badly. | Be careful you don’t hurt anyone with that knife.
       ▪ injure to hurt yourself quite severely, or to be hurt in an accident or fighting: One of our players has injured his leg, and will be out of the game for weeks. | Four people have been seriously injured on the Arizona highway.
       ▪ wound to deliberately hurt someone using a weapon such as a knife or gun: The gunmen shot and killed twelve people and wounded three others.
       ▪ maim /meɪm/ [usually passive] to hurt someone very severely, especially so that they lose an arm, leg etc, often as the result of an explosion: In countries where there are landmines, people are killed and maimed daily.
       ▪ break to hurt a part of your body by breaking a bone in it: The X-ray showed that I had broken my wrist.
       ▪ bruise to hurt a part of your body when you fall on it or hit it, causing a dark mark to appear on your skin: Cathy fell off her bike and bruised her legs badly.
       ▪ sprain/twist to hurt your knee, wrist, shoulder etc by suddenly twisting it while you are moving: I jumped down from the wall and landed awkwardly, spraining my ankle.
       ▪ strain/pull to hurt one of your muscles by stretching it or using it too much: When you are lifting heavy loads, be careful not to strain a back muscle.
       ▪ dislocate to damage a joint in your body in a way that moves the two parts of the joint out of their normal position: Our best batsman dislocated his shoulder during training.
       ▪ paralyse [usually passive] to make someone lose the ability to move part or all of their body: A climbing accident had left him paralysed from the chest down.


    🔑 in·jure AW BrE /ˈɪndʒə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪndʒər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they injure BrE /ˈɪndʒə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɪndʒər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it injures BrE /ˈɪndʒəz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɪndʒərz/ 🔊past simple injured BrE /ˈɪndʒəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɪndʒərd/ 🔊past participle injured BrE /ˈɪndʒəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɪndʒərd/ 🔊 -ing form injuring BrE /ˈɪndʒərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɪndʒərɪŋ/ 🔊🔑 ~ sb/sth/yourself to harm yourself or sb else physically, especially in an accident （尤指在事故中）伤害，使受伤◆He injured his knee playing hockey. 他打曲棍球时膝盖受伤。🔊🔊◆Three people were killed and five injured in the crash. 撞车事故中有三人死亡，五人受伤。🔊🔊<titled tranID="27" status="1">injure</titled>wound ◇ hurt ◇ bruise ◇ sprain ◇ pull ◇ strain

    These words all mean to harm yourself or sb else physically, especially in an accident. 以上各词主要指在事故中伤害、使受伤。

    • injure to harm yourself or sb else physically, especially in an accident 尤指在事故中伤害、使受伤：◆He injured his knee playing hockey. 他打曲棍球时膝盖受了伤。◆Three people were injured in the crash. 撞车事故中有三人受伤。
    • wound [often passive] (rather formal) to injure part of the body, especially by making a hole in the skin using a weapon 指使身体受伤，尤指用武器伤害：◆50 people were seriously wounded in the attack. 这次攻击中有 50 人受重伤。 NOTE Wound is often used to talk about people being hurt in war or in other attacks which affect a lot of people. * wound 常指在战争中或在波及许多人的其他攻击中受伤。
    • hurt to cause physical pain to sb/yourself; to injure sb/yourself 指（使）疼痛、受伤：◆Did you hurt yourself? 你伤着自己了吗？

    injure or hurt? 用 injure 还是 hurt？

    You can hurt or injure a part of the body in an accident. Hurt emphasizes the physical pain caused; injure emphasizes that the part of the body has been damaged in some way. 在事故中身体受伤可用 hurt 或 injure，hurt 强调引起的身体疼痛，injure 强调身体部位受到某种程度的损伤。

    • bruise to make a blue, brown or purple mark (= a bruise) appear on the skin after sb has fallen or been hit; to develop a bruise 指摔伤、撞伤、（使）出现瘀伤
    • sprain to injure part of your body, especially your ankle, wrist or knee, by suddenly bending it in an awkward way, causing pain and swelling 指扭伤（踝、腕、膝）
    • pull to damage a muscle, etc., by using too much force 指拉伤、扭伤（肌肉等）
    • strain to injure yourself or part of your body by making it work too hard 指损伤、拉伤、扭伤：◆Don't strain your eyes by reading in poor light. 别在光线不足的地方看书把眼睛给伤了。

    Patterns

    • to injure/hurt/strain yourself
    • to injure/hurt/sprain/pull/strain a muscle
    • to injure/hurt/sprain your ankle/foot/knee/wrist/hand
    • to injure/hurt/strain your back/shoulder/eyes
    • to injure/hurt your spine/neck
    • to be badly/severely/slightly injured/wounded/hurt/bruised/sprained

    accident, ambulance, casualty, first aid, hospital, injure, paramedic, stretcher, victim, witness

    <titled tranID="25" status="2">Injuries<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>身体损伤</chn></titled>

    Being injured 受伤

    • have a fall/an injury 跌了一跤；受伤
    • receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially BrE) whiplash/a gunshot wound 受重伤／轻微骨裂／鞭伤／枪伤
    • hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg 伤到脚踝／背／大腿
    • damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin 损伤大脑／脚踝韧带／肝脏／视神经／皮肤
    • pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon 拉伤腘绳肌腱／韧带／肌肉／肌腱
    • sprain/twist your ankle/wrist 扭伤脚踝／手腕
    • break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs 骨折；锁骨／大腿／三根肋骨骨折
    • fracture/crack your skull 头盖骨破裂
    • break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth 碰断了一颗牙；使牙齿崩缺了一块；磕掉／掉了一颗牙
    • burst/perforate your eardrum 使耳膜破裂；鼓膜穿孔
    • dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder 使手指／臀部／下巴／肩膀脱臼
    • bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder 擦伤／割破／擦破手臂／膝盖／肩膀
    • burn/scald yourself/your tongue 烧伤／烫伤自己／舌头
    • bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against sth) （在某物上）撞到肘部／头／膝盖

    Treating injuries 治疗伤病

    • treat sb for burns/a head injury/a stab wound 给某人治疗烧伤／头部伤／刺伤
    • examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound 检查／清洗／包扎／用绷带包扎／治疗枪伤
    • repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage 修复损伤的／拉伤的韧带／肌腱／软骨
    • amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb 截去一只胳膊／一根手指／一只脚／一条腿；截肢
    • put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially NAmE) a Band-Aid™/(BrE) a plaster/a bandage 贴上／使用／撕掉创可贴；缠上／使用／解掉绷带
    • need/require/put in/ (especially BrE) have (out)/ (NAmE) get (out) stitches 需要缝针；缝针；拆线
    • put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion 涂抹护肤霜／药膏／护肤液
    • have/receive/undergo (BrE) physiotherapy/(NAmE) physical therapy 接受物理疗法
    🔑 ~ sth to damage sb's reputation, pride, etc. 损害，伤害（名誉、自尊等）◆This could seriously injure the company's reputation. 这会严重损害公司的声誉。🔊🔊