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- a mark left on the skin or within body tissue where a wound, burn, or sore has not healed quite completely and fibrous connective tissue has developed伤痕, 伤疤：
a faint scar ran the length of his left cheek.
他的左侧脸颊上有一长条隐约可见的伤疤。
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- figurative a lasting effect of grief, fear, or other emotion left on a person's character by an unpleasant experience〈喻〉精神创伤：
the attack has left mental scars on Terry and his family.
袭击给特里和他的家人留下了心灵创伤。
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- a mark left on something following damage of some kind损伤痕迹：
Max could see scars of the blast.
马克斯能看到爆炸留下的痕迹。
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- a mark left at the point of separation of a leaf, frond, or other part from a plant（植物的）叶柄疤。
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- a steep high cliff or rock outcrop, especially of limestone（尤指石灰岩的）峭壁; 露出地表的岩层。
- ORIGIN: Middle English: from Old Norse sker 'low reef'.
(scarred, scarring)with obj.(常作be scarred)
1- mark with a scar or scars使留下伤疤（或疤痕）：
he is likely to be scarred for life after injuries to his face, arms, and legs
他的脸、胳膊和腿受伤后可能一生都会留下疤痕
as adj., in combination -scarred battle-scarred troops.战斗中伤亡惨重的军队。
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- no obj. form or be marked with a scar形成疤痕, 留下伤疤。
派生词
scarless
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French escharre, via late Latin from Greek eskhara 'scab'.