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scar1 /skɑː $ skɑːr/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1  mark on skin 皮肤上的疤痕MI a permanent mark that is left on your skin after you have had a cut or wound （伤）疤 He had a long, curved scar on his right cheek. 他的右脸上有一道弯弯的长疤。 a deep cut that could leave a permanent scar 可能会留下永久性疤痕的一道很深的伤口2  feeling 感情MP a feeling of fear or sadness that remains with you for a long time after an unpleasant experience 〔精神上的〕创伤 Her mental scars will take time to heal. 她的精神创伤需要时间来治愈。 The war has left a deep scar on this community. 战争给这一群体留下了深深的创伤。3  damaged area 遭到破坏的地区MARK a place where the land or a building was damaged in the past 〔往昔破坏留下的〕疮痍scar of The landscape still bears the scars of the war. 这里的景观仍旧可见战争的疮痍。4. cliff 悬崖 British EnglishSG a cliff on the side of a mountain 悬崖，峭壁，陡岩坡n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a permanent mark that is left on your skin after you have had a cut or woundadjectivesa big/long scarFor the patients, keyhole surgery means no big scar.a small scarShe could see the small scar on his right cheek.a red/white scarShe still had the faint white scar on her ankle.a permanent scarIf the wound is not stitched, a permanent scar may result.an ugly/unsightly scar (=unattractive)The ugly scar spoiled and distorted his face.a disfiguring scar (=spoiling someone’s appearance)She was left with disfiguring scars.a puckered scar (=one where the skin has not healed flat)She pulled back her hair and showed me a puckered scar near her ear.a surgical scar (=caused by a medical operation)He had a large surgical scar on his back.a physical scar (=a scar on your body, contrasted with a mental scar )Those three months left her with lifelong physical and psychological scars.verbsleave a scarThe injury is deep and will leave quite a scar.have a scarHe had a small white scar under his left eye.bear a scar formal (=have it on your body)He still bore the scars of its teeth on his leg.a scar runs somewhereA scar ran from the corner of his eye to under his jawbone.scar + NOUNscar tissueHis hand was rough with scar tissue.n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a feeling of fear or sadness that remains with you for a long time after an unpleasant experienceadjectivesa deep scarThe death of his mother left a deep scar on the young boy.a permanent scarThat affair left a permanent scar on my heart.psychological/mental/emotional scarsThe mental scars left by the accident are still with him.verbsleave a scar (=leave someone with feelings of fear or sadness)Psychologically, the attack has left a deep scar.carry/bear scars (=to suffer from feelings of fear or sadness )These children will carry their emotional scars with them for the rest of their lives.scars healThe mental scars will eventually heal.

Examples from the Corpus

scar• He had a scar across his forehead from hitting his head on the bottom of a swimming pool.• They say the wound's quite deep, and will probably leave a scar.• His facial scars radiating ridges pigmented with tar or carbon pictured some many-legged mutant spider.• The best way to get scars to fade is to leave them alone.• We hear also that Ahab had previously received his scar from lightning during such a storm.• This fossil bark is typified by its lozenge-shaped leaf scars arranged in spiral rows.• Doctors originally estimated Willie would miss six weeks to two months, and who knew what sort of psychological scars might linger?• You may be carrying the scars of lost battles and broken dreams.• The scars on his left cheek seeped a pale blood.• What scars deformed him, so that even you, who stand for him in the courtroom, are repulsed by him?leave ... scar• Trade embargoes, lifted now, prevented children from getting immunizations, and many are left with the scars of polio.• The Acid Era has left its scars on the man.• Although you have killed the White Spot parasites, they have left scars and marks, which are still irritating your fish.• Through the passing days, the biting cruelty of it all slowly healed, leaving only the scar tissue.• Fibrous tissue replaces this, the capillaries heal and contract down over a period of months to leave a linear scar.• Even the gradual assimilation of his disappointment would leave scars and blights, like a landscape after fire.• It was a really bad cut which would leave a thick scar.• But the deeper imprint of the central authority, and the harsher side to its reformist zeal, left scars.left ... scar• That affair left a permanent scar on my heart and I was afraid of reopening it.• Trade embargoes, lifted now, prevented children from getting immunizations, and many are left with the scars of polio.• The Acid Era has left its scars on the man.• Although you have killed the White Spot parasites, they have left scars and marks, which are still irritating your fish.• However, there was also another difference, a dogged inner voice insisted: Luke's kisses left scars.• Since now I was sure that his lower left leg had scars on it.• Apparently random violence in certain streets enlivened the working day - but sometimes left physical scars.• But the deeper imprint of the central authority, and the harsher side to its reformist zeal, left scars.bears the scars• The morning after, Jim Bob bears the scars of a sojourn in the moshpit.• This boat was used in an Indiana Jones film and still bears the scars.• His twice broken kneecap still bears the scars - for Lawrence today was the test he's been waiting for.

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scar2 verb (scarred, scarring) [transitive]  1  MIif a wound or cut scars you, it leaves a permanent mark on your body 在…上留下伤痕[疤痕] His hands were badly scarred by the fire. 他的双手被那次大火烧得疤痕累累。 She will probably be scarred for life. 她有可能留下永久的疤痕。2  MPif an unpleasant experience scars you, it leaves you with a feeling of sadness or fear that continues for a long time 使〔精神上〕受创伤 She was scarred by her father’s suicide. 父亲的自杀使她遭受心理创伤。3  MIto spoil the appearance of something 损害…的外观，破坏…的景致 SYN deface quarries that scar the landscape 破坏景致的采石场n COLLOCATIONSadverbsbe badly scarredHer legs were badly scarred from a car accident.be permanently scarredHis face had been permanently scarred by smallpox.be hideously scarred (=in a very unattractive way)The right side of her face was hideously scarred.be scarred for life (=get a permanent scar)A little girl has been scarred for life in a tragic playground accident.leave somebody scarredThe surgery left her face and neck scarred.→ See Verb table

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scar• battle-scarred young men• The children who had suffered a trauma would survive the experience, scarred by it and a little flawed by it.• Older, richer, wiser and more scarred, Capt.• A lover dying of smallpox - Miss Phoebe was scarred from it.• The scandals have scarred Garcia's life.• The favorite of these visitors was a girl named Lily who had a badly scarred hand.• It scarred those forced to lean on it.• Her arm was scarred with cigarette burns.• Their faces scarred with dirt, their uniforms filthy, the miners look like refugees from another age.• The blue paint of the practice stalls was scarred with initials and hearts and anarchist signs among others.scarred for life• His friend will be scarred for life.• Meanwhile, Steve's coming to terms with being scarred for life.• She'd be scarred for life.• Children are particularly at risk, and can be scarred for life from a serious encounter.Origin scar1 (1300-1400) Old French escare, from Late Latin eschara, from Greek

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scar¹ /skɑː $ skɑːr/ noun [countable]1.  MARK ON SKIN a permanent mark that is left on your skin after you have had a cut or wound:
    He had a long, curved scar on his right cheek.
    a deep cut that could leave a permanent scar
2.  FEELING a feeling of fear or sadness that remains with you for a long time after an unpleasant experience:
    Her mental scars will take time to heal.
    The war has left a deep scar on this community.
3.  DAMAGED AREA a place where the land or a building was damaged in the past
    scar of
    The landscape still bears the scars of the war.
4.  CLIFF British English a cliff on the side of a mountain
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 1)

■ adjectives
   ▪ a big/long scar For the patients, keyhole surgery means no big scar.
   ▪ a small scar She could see the small scar on his right cheek.
   ▪ a red/white scar She still had the faint white scar on her ankle.
   ▪ a permanent scar If the wound is not stitched, a permanent scar may result.
   ▪ an ugly/unsightly scar (=unattractive) The ugly scar spoiled and distorted his face.
   ▪ a disfiguring scar (=spoiling someone’s appearance) She was left with disfiguring scars.
   ▪ a puckered scar (=one where the skin has not healed flat) She pulled back her hair and showed me a puckered scar near her ear.
   ▪ a surgical scar (=caused by a medical operation) He had a large surgical scar on his back.
   ▪ a physical scar (=a scar on your body, contrasted with a mental scar ) Those three months left her with lifelong physical and psychological scars.
■ verbs
   ▪ leave a scar The injury is deep and will leave quite a scar.
   ▪ have a scar He had a small white scar under his left eye.
   ▪ bear a scar formal (=have it on your body) He still bore the scars of its teeth on his leg.
   ▪ a scar runs somewhere A scar ran from the corner of his eye to under his jawbone.
■ scar + NOUN
   ▪ scar tissue His hand was rough with scar tissue.
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 2)

■ adjectives
   ▪ a deep scar The death of his mother left a deep scar on the young boy.
   ▪ a permanent scar That affair left a permanent scar on my heart.
   ▪ psychological/mental/emotional scars The mental scars left by the accident are still with him.
■ verbs
   ▪ leave a scar (=leave someone with feelings of fear or sadness) Psychologically, the attack has left a deep scar.
   ▪ carry/bear scars (=to suffer from feelings of fear or sadness ) These children will carry their emotional scars with them for the rest of their lives.
   ▪ scars heal The mental scars will eventually heal.
     

THESAURUS

■ a mark on your skin
   ▪ blemish a mark on your skin that spoils its appearance: John grew a beard to hide the blemishes on his chin.
   ▪ mole a small dark, sometimes raised, mark on your skin: Some moles may become cancerous. | Helena found a mole on her arm which had definitely not been there before.
   ▪ freckles small light brown marks on your skin, especially on your face but also on your arms, shoulders etc: She had a light sprinkling of freckles across her nose.
   ▪ birthmark a permanent mark on your skin that you have had since you were born: There was a small birthmark on her left cheek.
   ▪ bruise a purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you have fallen or been hit: Her legs were covered in cuts and bruises.
   ▪ scar a permanent mark on your skin, caused by a cut or by something that burns you: The injury left a small scar on his forehead.
   ▪ pimple/zit (also spot British English) a small raised red mark or lump on your skin, which usually appears when a child is between 12 and 18 years old: When I was a teenager I had terrible spots. | The boy had a few pimples under his chin.
   ▪ wart a small hard raised mark on your skin caused by a virus: His face was covered in hairy warts.
   ▪ blister a small area of skin that is swollen and full of liquid because it has been rubbed or burned: There was a blister on his arm where the boiling milk had splashed him.
   ▪ rash an area of small red spots on your skin, caused by an illness or an allergy: I can’t eat strawberries - they give me a rash.

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scar² verb (past tense and past participle scarred, present participle scarring) [transitive]
1. if a wound or cut scars you, it leaves a permanent mark on your body:
    His hands were badly scarred by the fire.
    She will probably be scarred for life.
2. if an unpleasant experience scars you, it leaves you with a feeling of sadness or fear that continues for a long time:
    She was scarred by her father’s suicide.
3. to spoil the appearance of something
   SYN  deface:
    quarries that scar the landscape
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ adverbs
   ▪ be badly scarred Her legs were badly scarred from a car accident.
   ▪ be permanently scarred His face had been permanently scarred by smallpox.
   ▪ be hideously scarred (=in a very unattractive way) The right side of her face was hideously scarred.
   ▪ be scarred for life (=get a permanent scar) A little girl has been scarred for life in a tragic playground accident.
   ▪ leave somebody scarred The surgery left her face and neck scarred.