in·jure

verb

/ˈɪndʒə(r)/

/ˈɪndʒər/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they injure	/ˈɪndʒə(r)/ /ˈɪndʒər/
he / she / it injures	/ˈɪndʒəz/ /ˈɪndʒərz/
past simple injured	/ˈɪndʒəd/ /ˈɪndʒərd/
past participle injured	/ˈɪndʒəd/ /ˈɪndʒərd/
-ing form injuring	/ˈɪndʒərɪŋ/ /ˈɪndʒərɪŋ/

injure somebody/something/yourself to harm yourself or somebody else physically, especially in an accident（尤指在事故中）伤害，使受伤
- He injured his knee playing hockey.他打曲棍球时弄伤了膝盖。
- Three people were killed and five injured in the crash.撞车事故中有三人死亡，五人受伤。
- She injured herself during training.她在训练时受了伤。
- She was seriously injured in a riding accident.她骑马时发生意外，受了重伤。
- During the Second World War he was badly injured by a bomb.第二次世界大战期间，他被炸弹炸成重伤。
- He was hit by an unmarked police car and severely injured.他被一辆没有标记的警车撞到，受了重伤。
- The man was critically injured after falling from a ladder.该男子从梯子上摔下来后受重伤。
Synonyms injure
injurewound ▪ hurt ▪ bruise ▪ sprain ▪ pull ▪ strainThese words all mean to harm yourself or somebody else physically, especially in an accident.
injure to harm yourself or somebody else physically, especially in an accident:
He injured his knee playing hockey.他打曲棍球时弄伤了膝盖。
Three people were injured in the crash.撞车事故中有三人受伤。
wound [often passive] (rather formal) to injure part of the body, especially by making a hole in the skin using a weapon:
50 people were seriously wounded in the attack.这次攻击中有 50 人受重伤。
Wound is often used to talk about people being hurt in war or in other attacks that affect a lot of people.hurt to cause physical pain to somebody/yourself; to injure somebody/yourself:
Did you hurt yourself?你伤着自己了吗？
injure or hurt?You can hurt or injure a part of the body in an accident. Hurt emphasizes the physical pain caused; injure emphasizes that the part of the body has been damaged in some way.
bruise to make a blue, brown or purple mark (= a bruise) appear on the skin after somebody has fallen or been hit; to develop a bruisesprain to injure part of your body, especially your ankle, wrist or knee, by suddenly twisting it, causing pain and swellingpull to damage a muscle, etc., by using too much forcestrain to injure yourself or part of your body by making it work too hard:
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。
Patterns
- 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
Wordfinder
- accident
- ambulance
- casualty
- first aid
- hospital
- injure
- paramedic
- stretcher
- victim
- witness
Collocations Injuries
InjuriesBeing injured
- have a fall/an injury
- receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound
- hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg
- damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin
- pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon
- sprain/twist your ankle/wrist
- break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs
- fracture/crack your skull
- break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth
- burst/perforate your eardrum
- dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder
- bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
- burn/scald yourself/your tongue
- bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)
Treating injuries
- treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound
- examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound
- repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage
- amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb
- put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage
- need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches
- put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
- have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy
Extra Examples
- Several people were seriously injured.数人受重伤。
- insurance to cover you in case one of your employees accidentally injures someone员工意外伤害他人时替雇主予以赔付的保险
Topics Health problemsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- badly
- seriously
- severely
- …
injure something to damage somebody’s reputation, interests, feelings, etc.损害，伤害（名誉、利益、感情等）
- This could seriously injure the company's reputation.这会严重损害公司的声誉。
- espionage activity that was likely to injure the national interest可能损害国家利益的间谍活动
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- seriously
- severely
verb + injure
- be likely to

Word Originlate Middle English: back-formation from injury.