2MI[countableC]American EnglishAmE an injury to the brain that makes you lose consciousness or feel sick for a short time, usually caused by something hitting your head 脑震荡
5I had a concussion and a lot of scrapes and bruises.
我脑部遭受了震荡,还有许多擦伤和瘀伤。
nI had a concussion, a broken leg and some minor injuries.
nHe suffered a mild/serious concussion as a result of the accident.
The ground shuddered and heaved with the concussion of the blast.
爆炸引起的震荡使地面颤动起来。
Examples from the Corpus
concussion• I went to the doctor and he agreed that it was like a concussion and that I should go home.• The risk of serious brain injury with a concussion is very, very low.• This means it avoids rotational forces on its brain, which tend to shear neuronal connections and cause concussion.• He was rushed to hospital with cerebralconcussion and a smashed-up face.• The doctor said it could have been a mildconcussion.• An Aikman-Turner rematch would be several years and a handful of concussions too late.• The man has a broken thigh and the woman severeconcussion.• I was unconscious for five hours, and sufferedconcussion and fractures.• Even if the shrapnel misses, the concussion will knock you down.• The concussionblew him off his seat and shattered the window.
with concussion• Mrs Miller had been rushed into hospital with concussion after having walked into a tree in the pitchdark.• The risk of serious brain injury with a concussion is very, very low.• And they were unlucky to have hooker Malcolm Thomason carried off with concussionmidway through the half.• Ansah was carried off with concussion at Luton on Saturday, but had a precautionary brain scan and reportedfit this morning.• Palace had Andy Thornstretchered off with concussion, but he was given the all-clear after X-rays.• Nine police were taken to hospital, one with concussion, and 18 others had minor injuries.• The jockeycollided with a pedestrian, knocked himself out and is sidelinedwith concussion.• I was in bed for a weekwith concussion and the doctor said at first he thought I'd got a broken pelvis.
Originconcussion
(1500-1600)Latinconcussio, from concutere“to shake violently”, from com- ( → COM-) + quatere“to shake”
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONCUSSION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤mild, minor, slight輕微腦震盪▸➤bad, major, serious, severe嚴重腦震盪VERB + CONCUSSION➤get, have, suffer, sustain患腦震盪◇She suffered mild concussion. (BrE) 她得了輕微的腦震盪。◇Doctors said he suffered a concussion during the football game. (NAmE) 醫生說他在橄欖球比賽中得了腦震盪。PREPOSITION➤with concussion由於腦震盪◇He was carried off the field with mild concussion. (BrE) 他因輕微腦震盪被抬離了賽場。◇He was carried off the field with a mild concussion. (NAmE) 他因輕微腦震盪被抬離了賽場。