wound
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wound1 /wuːnd/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 MIINJUREan injury to your body that is made by a weapon such as a knife or a bullet 〔身体遭受刀、子弹等伤害留下的〕伤口，创伤 A nurse cleaned and bandaged the wound. 护士把伤口清洗包扎好。 It took several months for his wounds to heal. 他的伤口几个月后才愈合。suffer/receive a wound Several of the victims suffered severe stab wounds. 其中几个受害者受了严重的刀伤。head/leg etc wound He was treated in hospital for head wounds. 他因头部受伤在医院接受了治疗。stab/knife/gunshot wound He died of gunshot wounds. 他死于枪伤。 The doctor said it was only a flesh wound (=one that does not cut the skin very deeply). 医生说那只是皮肉伤。 a gaping wound (=one that is wide and open) on his thigh 他大腿上裂开的伤口► see thesaurus at injury2 UPSETa feeling of emotional or mental pain that you get when someone says or does something unpleasant to you 〔感情或精神上的〕伤痛，伤害 It will take much longer for the mental wounds to heal. 精神创伤需要更长的时间才能愈合。3. open old wounds REMIND/MAKE somebody REMEMBERto remind someone of unpleasant things that happened in the past 揭旧创伤 → lick your wounds at lick1(6), → rub salt into the wound at rub1(6)n COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + wound serious/severe/badHe was taken to Broomfield Hospital with serious head wounds.deepSurgeons had to put three stitches in a deep wound in his shoulder.minorHis wounds, luckily, were minor.a head/leg etc woundThe victim died of chest wounds.a stab/knife woundHer body was found with 37 stab wounds at her home in William Street.a gunshot/bullet woundDeaths from gunshot wounds have soared in this part of London.a war woundHe walked with a limp, the result of an old war wound.a flesh wound (=one that does not injure bones or parts inside the body)It’s only a flesh wound and will heal in ten days or so.an open wound (=one where the skin has not yet healed)Sports players should not continue to play with open wounds.a gaping wound (=one that is wide and open)Blood spurted from his gaping wounds.the entry/exit wound (=where a bullet enters or leaves someone’s body)The exit wound was only slightly larger than the entry wound.verbssuffer/receive a woundThe victim had suffered multiple wounds to his back and stomach.inflict a woundThese fish can inflict serious wounds.dress a wound (=clean it and cover it with cloth)The nurse dressed my wound.clean/bathe a woundShe finished cleaning the wound and began bandaging the arm.a wound healsThe wound is healing nicely.
Examples from the Corpus
wound• The war left many veterans with deep emotional wounds.• He died 27 October 1942 from wounds received the previous day in battle.• He died of a single gunshot wound to the left side of his head.• gunshot wounds• These dead sheep had only puncture wounds.• Ainslie, 56, suffered shrapnel wounds to his legs.• Barratt was taken to the hospital with stab wounds to his chest and neck.• I knew that something had been damaged between us, but nothing about how to heal the wound.• The wound was deep and needed eighteen stitches.• After having been in the dumps about my personal life, I was hoping to leave those wounds behind.• Dole overcame both rural poverty and, even more remarkably, war wounds that might have killed a lesser person.wounds ... heal• She could return to the place of warmth, where all wounds would be healed.• Ultimately, order is restored and wounds are healed.• Peggy Monroe was young and her wounds had healed over.• In aquarium conditions such attempts are usually doomed to failure due to bacteria attacking the severed portions before the wounds heal.• Bush said, for the agony to end, for the wounds to be healed.• When they were injured, their wounds failed to heal.• But it seems their wounds will never heal.• A plastic surgeon said no decision would be made on whether they needed reconstructive surgery until their wounds healed.wounds ... heal• She could return to the place of warmth, where all wounds would be healed.• Ultimately, order is restored and wounds are healed.• Peggy Monroe was young and her wounds had healed over.• In aquarium conditions such attempts are usually doomed to failure due to bacteria attacking the severed portions before the wounds heal.• Bush said, for the agony to end, for the wounds to be healed.• When they were injured, their wounds failed to heal.• But it seems their wounds will never heal.• A plastic surgeon said no decision would be made on whether they needed reconstructive surgery until their wounds healed.wound2 ●●○ W3 verb [transitive] 1 SCINJUREto injure someone with a knife, gun etc 〔用刀或枪等〕伤害〔某人〕 Gunmen killed two people and wounded six others in an attack today. 在今天的一起袭击事件中，持枪歹徒打死两人，打伤六人。be badly/seriously/critically etc wounded Five people were killed and many others were seriously wounded in the attack. 在袭击中五人死亡，另有多人受重伤。be mortally/fatally wounded (=be wounded so badly that you die) 受致命伤► see thesaurus at hurt2 UPSETto make someone feel unhappy or upset 使不高兴[烦恼] SYN hurt I was deeply wounded by his comments. 他的话使我深受伤害。 He made some very wounding remarks. 他说了一些很伤人的话。n COLLOCATIONSadverbsbe badly/seriously woundedHer husband was seriously wounded in the attack.be critically wounded (=be so badly wounded that you might die)He was critically wounded in the attack.be mortally/fatally woundedOn that same day, he was mortally wounded by an assassin.be slightly woundedTwo people were shot and slightly wounded.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
wound• Two boys were on trial for wounding a sixteen-year-old girl with a revolver.• The bullet wounded him in the shoulder.• Police managed to wound one of the hijackers.• a wounding remarkbe badly/seriously/critically etc wounded• A dozen people were seriously wounded.• In the shoot-out one Klansman was killed, and five others were seriously wounded.• Although most of the ships had been hit, only two pilots were seriously wounded and had to be evacuated.• Her husband, Pedro Castro Tojín, was seriously wounded in the attack.• Mr Inaki Esnaola, another of Herri Batasuna's four deputies-elect, was seriously wounded in the attack.• Dozens of others were seriously wounded or left permanently disabled.wound3 /waʊnd/ x-refthe past tense and past participle of wind2 wind2的过去式和过去分词Origin wound2 Old English wundwound1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1wound2 verb →n COLLOCATIONS1wound3LDOCE OnlineChinese
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wound1 /waʊnd/ 
the past tense and past participle of wind2
wound2 /wuːnd/ noun [countable]
A nurse cleaned and bandaged the wound.
It took several months for his wounds to heal.
suffer/receive a wound
Several of the victims suffered severe stab wounds.
head/leg etc wound
He was treated in hospital for head wounds.
stab/knife/gunshot wound
He died of gunshot wounds.
The doctor said it was only a flesh wound (=one that does not cut the skin very deeply).
a gaping wound (=one that is wide and open) on his thigh
2. a feeling of emotional or mental pain that you get when someone says or does something unpleasant to you:
It will take much longer for the mental wounds to heal.
3. open old wounds to remind someone of unpleasant things that happened in the past
⇨ lick your wounds at lick1(6), ⇨ rub salt into the wound at rub1(6)
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + wound
▪serious/severe/bad He was taken to Broomfield Hospital with serious head wounds.
▪deep Surgeons had to put three stitches in a deep wound in his shoulder.
▪minor His wounds, luckily, were minor.
▪a head/leg etc wound The victim died of chest wounds.
▪a stab/knife wound Her body was found with 37 stab wounds at her home in William Street.
▪a gunshot/bullet wound Deaths from gunshot wounds have soared in this part of London.
▪a war wound He walked with a limp, the result of an old war wound.
▪a flesh wound (=one that does not injure bones or parts inside the body) It’s only a flesh wound and will heal in ten days or so.
▪an open wound (=one where the skin has not yet healed) Sports players should not continue to play with open wounds.
▪a gaping wound (=one that is wide and open) Blood spurted from his gaping wounds.
▪the entry/exit wound (=where a bullet enters or leaves someone’s body) The exit wound was only slightly larger than the entry wound.
■ verbs
▪suffer/receive a wound The victim had suffered multiple wounds to his back and stomach.
▪inflict a wound These fish can inflict serious wounds.
▪dress a wound (=clean it and cover it with cloth) The nurse dressed my wound.
▪clean/bathe a wound She finished cleaning the wound and began bandaging the arm.
▪a wound heals The wound is healing nicely.
▪ injury damage to part of your body caused by an accident or an attack: The passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
▪wound an injury, especially a deep cut in your skin made by a knife, bullet, or bomb: He died of a gunshot wound to the head.
▪cut a small injury made when a sharp object cuts your skin: Blood was running from a cut on his chin.
▪bruise a dark mark on your skin that you get when you fall or get hit: Jack often comes home from playing rugby covered in bruises.
▪graze/scrape a small injury that marks your skin or breaks the surface slightly: She fell off her bike and got a few grazes on her legs and knees.
▪gash a long deep cut: He had a deep gash across his forehead.
▪bump an area of skin that is swollen because you have hit it against something: How did you get that bump on your head?
▪sprain an injury to your ankle, wrist, knee etc, caused by suddenly twisting it: It’s a slight sprain – you should rest your ankle for a week.
▪strain an injury to a muscle caused by stretching it or using it too much: a muscle strain in his neck
▪fracture a crack or broken part in a bone: a hip fracture
wound3 W3 verb [transitive]
1. to injure someone with a knife, gun etc:
Gunmen killed two people and wounded six others in an attack today.
be badly/seriously/critically etc wounded
Five people were killed and many others were seriously wounded in the attack.
be mortally/fatally wounded (=be wounded so badly that you die)
2. to make someone feel unhappy or upset
SYN hurt:
I was deeply wounded by his comments.
He made some very wounding remarks.
■ adverbs
▪be badly/seriously wounded Her husband was seriously wounded in the attack.
▪be critically wounded (=be so badly wounded that you might die) He was critically wounded in the attack.
▪be mortally/fatally wounded On that same day, he was mortally wounded by an assassin.
▪be slightly wounded Two people were shot and slightly wounded.
■ 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.
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the past tense and past participle of wind2
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noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: wund
1. an injury to your body that is made by a weapon such as a knife or a bullet:Origin: wund
suffer/receive a wound
head/leg etc wound
stab/knife/gunshot wound
2. a feeling of emotional or mental pain that you get when someone says or does something unpleasant to you:
3. open old wounds to remind someone of unpleasant things that happened in the past
⇨ lick your wounds at lick1(6), ⇨ rub salt into the wound at rub1(6)
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verb [transitive]1. to injure someone with a knife, gun etc:
be badly/seriously/critically etc wounded
be mortally/fatally wounded (=be wounded so badly that you die)
2. to make someone feel unhappy or upset
SYN hurt:
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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 [ ( to injure part of the body, especially by making a hole in the skin using a weaponrather
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？
bruise to make a blue, brown or purple mark (= appear on the skin after sb has fallen or been hit; to develop a bruisea 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。
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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
Being injured 受伤
have a fall/an injury跌了一跤；受伤 receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/( whiplash/a gunshot woundespecially
BrE 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/ ( 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/ ( apply/take off ( a Band-Aid™/especially
NAmE ( a plaster/a bandageBrE 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/ ( apply cream/ointment/lotion涂抹护肤霜／药膏／护肤液 have/receive/undergo ( physiotherapy/BrE ( physical therapyNAmE 接受物理疗法
