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| /bruːz/ |
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| 1 | T to cause a mark to appear on someone’ s body by hitting or knocking it 击伤；碰伤；使出现淤伤 |
| She bruised her leg quite badly when she fell. 她跌倒时腿伤得相当重。 |
| | 1a | I if you bruise easily , marks appear on your body when you are hit or knocked without a lot of force 出现青肿 | |
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| 2 | T to damage a piece of fruit and cause a soft brown area to appear on its surface 碰伤（水果） |
| | 2a | I if fruit bruises easily , it can easily become damaged （水果）被碰伤 | |
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| 3 | T usually passive to harm someone’ s reputation or confidence 损害(声誉)；挫伤(自信) |
| A spokesperson said the star had been bruised by the unfair reports in the press last week. 发言人说这位明星因上周媒体的不公正报道而名声受损。 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| bruised adj |
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| a bruised ego 受挫的自尊心 |
| a bruised arm 碰伤的手臂 |
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