bruise /bruːz/ CET6 TEM4 ( bruising, bruised, bruises )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A bruise is an injury that appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken. 瘀伤

  例：

  How did you get that bruise on your cheek?

  你脸颊上怎么有一块瘀伤？

• 2. 

  V-T/V-I If you bruise a part of your body, a bruise appears on it, for example, because something hits you. If you bruise easily, bruises appear when something hits you only slightly. 使受瘀伤; 受瘀伤

  例：

  I had only bruised my knee.

  我只是膝盖受了瘀伤。

• 3. 

  bruised ADJ 受了瘀伤的

  例：

  I escaped with severely bruised legs.

  我拖着受了严重瘀伤的腿逃走了。

• 4. 

  V-T/V-I If a fruit, vegetable, or plant bruises or is bruised, it is damaged by being handled roughly, making a mark on the skin. (水果、蔬菜等) 碰伤

  例：

  Choose a warm, dry day to cut them off the plants, being careful not to bruise them.

  选择暖和干燥的一天把它们从植物上剪下来，小心不要碰伤它们。

  例：

  ...bruised tomatoes and cucumbers.

  …碰伤了的西红柿和黄瓜。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT Bruise is also a noun. (水果、蔬菜等表皮上) 碰的伤痕

  例：

  ...bruises on the fruit's skin.

  …水果表皮上的碰的伤痕。

• 6. 

  V-T If you are bruised by an unpleasant experience, it makes you feel unhappy or upset. 受伤 [usu passive]

  例：

  The government will be severely bruised by yesterday's events.

  政府将因昨天的事件而严重受挫。