| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/to-hurt-someone-physically |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:to hurt someone physicallyto hurt someone physicallyThese words mean to cause damage to a person’s body. If youhurta part of your body, you cause damage to it, especially in a way that causes pain but is not very serious. You can also hurt yourself or another person. I hurt my arm climbing over the fence. He hurt himself playing football. Ow, you're hurting me! Nobody was hurt in the incident. Injureis used when the damage is more serious. You can injure yourself, another person, or a part of your body. The bomb killed ten people and injured many more. I injured my shoulder tripping over the vacuum cleaner. She was injured in a car accident. The verbwoundis used to talk about being hurt by a weapon, especially in war or an attack. He was wounded so badly in the attack that doctors said he might never walk again. If somethingmaimsa person, if it injures them so badly that a part of their body will no longer work as it should.Maimis usually used in newspapers, books, or TV documentaries. It is rarely used in ordinary conversation. The atrocities have killed or maimed thousands of people. If someone deliberately hurts someone for a long time, in a way that causes them a lot of pain, theytorturethem. The guards were accused of torturing prisoners. There are many verbs that describe specific ways to be hurt. If someonestabsanother person, they hurt them with a knife or other sharp object. He was fatally stabbed with a kitchen knife. If someoneshootsanother person, they injure them with a bullet fired from a gun. The gunman shot his victims in broad daylight. If an insect or plantstingsyou, it causes a sudden burning pain on your skin. You can also say that a substancestingsif you get it in your eyes or on your skin. I got stung by a wasp. The nurses started to clean the wound with soap, saying "This might sting a bit". If youtwista part of your body, such as your ankle, you hurt it by suddenly turning it. If this causes an injury to the body part, you havesprainedit. I twisted my ankle jumping off a wall. He sprained his knee in a practice match. You canpulla muscle, orbreakorfracturea bone. My back hurts - I think I've pulled a muscle. She broke a bone in her right foot. I fell on a patch of ice and fractured three vertebrae. For words related to damaging a person's body with heat, see the article atburn. For nouns related to damage to a person's body, see the article atinjury. Related articlesto hurt someone emotionally emotional pain |
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