wound1 /wuːnd/ ●●○ noun [countableC]1 MIINJUREan injury to your body that is made by a weapon such as a knife or a bullet 〔身體遭受刀、子彈等傷害留下的〕傷口,創傷A nurse cleaned and bandaged the wound. 護士把傷口清洗包紮好。
It took several months for his wounds to heal. 他的傷口幾個月後才愈合。
suffer/receive a woundSeveral of the victims suffered severe stab wounds. 其中幾個受害者受了嚴重的刀傷。
head/leg etc woundHe was treated in hospital for head wounds. 他因頭部受傷在醫院接受了治療。
stab/knife/gunshot woundHe died of gunshot wounds. 他死於槍傷。
The doctor said it was only a flesh wound (=one that does not cut the skin very deeply). 醫生說那只是皮肉傷。
a gaping wound (=one that is wide and open) on his thigh 他大腿上裂開的傷口
► see thesaurus at injury 2 UPSETa feeling of emotional or mental pain that you get when someone says or does something unpleasant to you 〔感情或精神上的〕傷痛,傷害It will take much longer for the mental wounds to heal. 精神創傷需要更長的時間才能愈合。
3. open old wounds REMIND/MAKE somebody REMEMBERto remind someone of unpleasant things that happened in the past 揭舊創傷open old wounds• Seeing my ex-boyfriend opened some old wounds.• In her innocent curiosity, Cissie had opened old wounds.• Whatever the outcome, Marcos's death has opened old wounds. → lick your wounds at lick1(6), → rub salt into the wound at rub1(6)n COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + wound serious/severe/badHe was taken to Broomfield Hospital with serious head wounds.
deepSurgeons had to put three stitches in a deep wound in his shoulder.
minorHis wounds, luckily, were minor.
a head/leg etc woundThe victim died of chest wounds.
a stab/knife woundHer body was found with 37 stab wounds at her home in William Street.
a gunshot/bullet woundDeaths from gunshot wounds have soared in this part of London.
a war woundHe walked with a limp, the result of an old war wound.
a flesh wound (=one that does not injure bones or parts inside the body)It’s only a flesh wound and will heal in ten days or so.
an open wound (=one where the skin has not yet healed)Sports players should not continue to play with open wounds.
a gaping wound (=one that is wide and open)Blood spurted from his gaping wounds.
the entry/exit wound (=where a bullet enters or leaves someone’s body)The exit wound was only slightly larger than the entry wound.
verbssuffer/receive a woundThe victim had suffered multiple wounds to his back and stomach.
inflict a woundThese fish can inflict serious wounds.
dress a wound (=clean it and cover it with cloth)The nurse dressed my wound.
clean/bathe a woundShe finished cleaning the wound and began bandaging the arm.
a wound healsThe wound is healing nicely.
wounds ... heal• She could return to the place of warmth, where all wounds would be healed.• Ultimately, order is restored and wounds are healed.• Peggy Monroe was young and her wounds had healed over.• In aquarium conditions such attempts are usually doomed to failure due to bacteria attacking the severed portions before the wounds heal.• Bush said, for the agony to end, for the wounds to be healed.• When they were injured, their wounds failed to heal.• But it seems their wounds will never heal.• A plastic surgeon said no decision would be made on whether they needed reconstructive surgery until their wounds healed.