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单词 concuss
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Definition of concuss in English:

concuss

verb kənˈkʌskənˈkəs
[with object]usually as adjective concussed
  • Hit the head of (a person or animal), causing them to become temporarily unconscious or confused.

    击打(人,动物的)头部以使暂时失去知觉(或神志不清)

    Michael was a bit concussed

    迈克尔被打得有点神志不清。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We thought he was concussed but his mum told me not to let him go to sleep so I kept talking to him.
    • When we took Jake to hospital after he collapsed we just thought he was concussed.
    • His neck was broken, he was concussed and his face was cut in several places.
    • Slim was captured during the Battle of Kapyong after he was concussed by enemy shelling.
    • The blow to his head must have concussed him, for he saw two middle-aged women straighten up and walk briskly to the I.V. unit.
    • Medical staff concluded he was concussed but there was no lasting brain damage.
    • She was badly concussed but there are no broken bones and they are just keeping her in overnight for observation.
    • If she could concuss him, then she might just buy herself some time to escape.
    • Great bustards weigh rather more than quail, and when the first hunter was concussed the reaction was one of panic, and swift running for shelter.
    • Nixon's dialogue is slightly concussed, and peppered with haw-haw, blue-collar cliché.
    • Or maybe I thought it was petrol fumes because I was concussed.
    • The injury to the back of his head may have stunned or concussed him but was not responsible for his death.
    • Doctors have said that you are much more likely to be concussed if you have had a concussion or neck trauma in the past.
    • Overall, the findings of this study suggest a delay of cognitive recovery beyond the 1st day following injury in mildly concussed high school athletes.
    • Sgt Glyn White, of Hampshire police, said: ‘The victim was concussed and suffered severe bruising.’
    • Someone told him his dad was just concussed before taking him home.
    • He was severely concussed and drifting in and out of consciousness.
    • Had he been concussed he would have been stood down for an automatic six days.
    • The stretcher's on, and he looks like he's concussed.
    • Leitch was concussed after taking a knock to the head and Clarkson's twisted ankle will keep him out for a week at least.
    Synonyms
    hit over the head, hit on the head, hit, strike, buffet, bang, knock, thwack, slug, welt, cuff, punch, smash

Derivatives

  • concussive

  • adjective
    • ‘The concussive shockwave travels about a mile per second down the tunnels,’ explains Brett Johnson, who has used the system to eliminate gophers on his property.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Rocket propelled grenades, mortars, and other explosive devices cause concussive shock blasts damaging to the brain.
      • Soft shell helmets or head protectors currently do not have the biomechanical capability to prevent concussive trauma and hence cannot be recommended.
      • The concussive force slammed her against the wall.
      • Similar convulsive episodes seen immediately after concussive head injury may also be mistaken for epileptic phenomena.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense 'shake violently'): from Latin concuss- 'dashed together, violently shaken', from the verb concutere, from con- 'together' + quatere 'shake'.

Rhymes

bus, buss, cuss, fuss, Gus, huss, muss, plus, pus, Russ, sus, suss, thus, truss, us

Definition of concuss in US English:

concuss

verbkənˈkəskənˈkəs
[with object]usually as adjective concussed
  • Hit the head of (a person or animal), causing temporary unconsciousness or confusion.

    击打(人,动物的)头部以使暂时失去知觉(或神志不清)

    she was shaken, slightly concussed, and in no state to carry on
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We thought he was concussed but his mum told me not to let him go to sleep so I kept talking to him.
    • Great bustards weigh rather more than quail, and when the first hunter was concussed the reaction was one of panic, and swift running for shelter.
    • The stretcher's on, and he looks like he's concussed.
    • Overall, the findings of this study suggest a delay of cognitive recovery beyond the 1st day following injury in mildly concussed high school athletes.
    • Doctors have said that you are much more likely to be concussed if you have had a concussion or neck trauma in the past.
    • Leitch was concussed after taking a knock to the head and Clarkson's twisted ankle will keep him out for a week at least.
    • Slim was captured during the Battle of Kapyong after he was concussed by enemy shelling.
    • Medical staff concluded he was concussed but there was no lasting brain damage.
    • The injury to the back of his head may have stunned or concussed him but was not responsible for his death.
    • When we took Jake to hospital after he collapsed we just thought he was concussed.
    • Had he been concussed he would have been stood down for an automatic six days.
    • She was badly concussed but there are no broken bones and they are just keeping her in overnight for observation.
    • Or maybe I thought it was petrol fumes because I was concussed.
    • The blow to his head must have concussed him, for he saw two middle-aged women straighten up and walk briskly to the I.V. unit.
    • He was severely concussed and drifting in and out of consciousness.
    • His neck was broken, he was concussed and his face was cut in several places.
    • If she could concuss him, then she might just buy herself some time to escape.
    • Nixon's dialogue is slightly concussed, and peppered with haw-haw, blue-collar cliché.
    • Sgt Glyn White, of Hampshire police, said: ‘The victim was concussed and suffered severe bruising.’
    • Someone told him his dad was just concussed before taking him home.
    Synonyms
    hit over the head, hit on the head, hit, strike, buffet, bang, knock, thwack, slug, welt, cuff, punch, smash

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘shake violently’): from Latin concuss- ‘dashed together, violently shaken’, from the verb concutere, from con- ‘together’ + quatere ‘shake’.

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