hurt1 /hɜːt $ hɜːrt/ ●●●S1W2 verb (past tensepst and past participlepphurt)
1injure SB 弄伤某人 [transitiveT]INJURE to injure yourself or someone else 弄伤
Was anyone hurt in the accident?
事故中有人受伤吗?
Put that thing down – you might hurt someone with it.
快把那东西放下,你会伤着别人的。
hurt your arm/leg/nose etc
He hurt his knee playing football.
他踢足球时伤了膝盖。
hurt yourself
Be careful you don’t fall and hurt yourself.
小心别摔伤了。
2feel pain 感觉疼痛 [intransitiveI]HURT/CAUSE PAIN to feel pain in part of your body 〔身体部位〕感到疼痛 → ache
My back hurts.
我背痛。
Where does it hurt?
哪儿痛?
It hurts when I try to move my leg.
我的腿一动就痛。
hurt like hell informal (=hurt very much) 痛死了
My shoulder hurts like hell.
我的肩膀痛死了。
3cause pain 引起疼痛 [transitiveT]HURT/CAUSE PAIN to cause pain in a part of your body 使〔身体某个部位〕感到疼痛
The sun’s hurting my eyes.
太阳光刺得我眼睛疼。
4insult SB 侮辱某人 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]UPSET to make someone feel very upset, unhappy, sad etc 伤害(感情),(使)伤心
I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.
我不是故意要伤害你的感情。
it hurts (somebody) to do something
What hurts is that he never even said goodbye.
令人伤心的是,他甚至没有和我道别。
It hurt me to think that you hated me.
想到你恨我,我就感到伤心。
5bad effect 不良影响 [transitiveT]HARM/BE BAD FOR to have a bad effect on someone or something, especially by making them less successful or powerful 造成〔损害〕,产生〔不良影响〕
Foreign competition has hurt the company’s position in the market.
来自国外的竞争已经对这家公司的市场地位造成损害。
6be hurtingAmerican EnglishAmE
a)informalUPSET to feel very upset or unhappy about something 感到十分痛苦
Martha’s going through a divorce and really hurting right now.
玛莎目前在闹离婚,内心十分痛苦。
b)NOT HAVEif a group, organization etc is hurting, they do not have something important that they need 〔团体、组织等〕急需,缺乏
be hurting for
The team is hurting for quarterbacks.
该队急需四分卫。
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be hurting• Martha's going through a divorce and really hurting right now.• When Mary left, I knew how much you were hurting.• Tony has a car, a country clubmembership - he's not hurting.• A lot of people are hurting.• As the recessiondeepened into slump, the people tried to tell their government they were hurting.• Plus, I was hurt, my legwas hurting.• She was tired, and her arms and back were hurting.• What must be hurting him today is that others did not have the courage to do the same to him.• They told him his protestwas hurting his cause.• However, critics say in doing so, Congressis hurting the poorest of the poor.
7something won’t/doesn’t hurtspokenSHOULD/OUGHT TO said when you think someone should do something or that something is a good idea 做某事也无妨
The house looks pretty good, but a fresh paint job wouldn’t hurt either.
这房子看上去还不错,但重新粉刷一次也无妨。
it won’t/doesn’t hurt (somebody) to do something
It won’t hurt Julia to get up early for a change.
朱莉娅偶尔早起一次也无妨。
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something won’t/doesn’t hurt• The house looks pretty good, but a freshpaintjob wouldn't hurt either.
THESAURUS
to injure yourself or someone else 弄伤自己或他人
hurt to damage part of your body, or someone else’s body 弄伤
She slipped on the ice and hurt herself badly.
她在冰上滑了一跤,伤得很厉害。
Be careful you don’t hurt anyone with that knife.
小心不要让你的刀伤着别人。
injure to hurt yourself quite severely, or to be hurt in an accident or fighting 〔在事故或打斗中〕使受伤,弄伤
One of our players has injured his leg, and will be out of the game for weeks.
我们的一名队员腿部受伤,未来几周都不能参加比赛。
Four people have been seriously injured on the Arizona highway.
有四人在亚利桑那州的公路上受了重伤。
wound to deliberately hurt someone using a weapon such as a knife or gun 〔用刀、枪等武器〕伤害
The gunmen shot and killed twelve people and wounded three others.
持枪歹徒开枪打死了十二人,打伤了三人。
maim /meɪm/ [usually passive] to hurt someone very severely, especially so that they lose an arm, leg etc, often as the result of an explosion 〔常指因爆炸〕使受重伤,使残疾
In countries where there are landmines, people are killed and maimed daily.
在一些埋过地雷的国家里,每天都有人被炸死炸伤。
break to hurt a part of your body by breaking a bone in it 使骨折
The X-ray showed that I had broken my wrist.
X光片显示我手腕骨折。
bruise to hurt a part of your body when you fall on it or hit it, causing a darkmark to appear on your skin 使碰伤,使成瘀伤
Cathy fell off her bike and bruised her legs badly.
凯茜从自行车上摔下来,两腿严重瘀青。
sprain/twist to hurt your knee, wrist, shoulder etc by suddenly twisting it while you are moving 扭伤〔膝盖、手腕、肩膀等〕
I jumped down from the wall and landed awkwardly, spraining my ankle.
我从墙上跳下来,着地时姿势不正,把脚踝扭伤了。
strain/pull to hurt one of your muscles by stretching it or using it too much 拉伤〔肌肉〕
When you are lifting heavy loads, be careful not to strain a back muscle.
提重物时,小心不要拉伤背部肌肉。
dislocate to damage a joint in your body in a way that moves the two parts of the joint out of their normalposition 使〔关节〕脱位,使脱臼
Our best batsman dislocated his shoulder during training.
我们最好的击球手在训练时肩膀脱臼了。
nparalyse [usually passive] to make someone lose the ability to move part or all of their body
A climbing accident had left him paralysed from the chest down.
when part of your body feels painful 身体部位感到疼痛
hurt if part of your body hurts, it feels painful 〔身体部位〕感到疼痛
Be careful because this chemical will make your skin burn.
His eyes were burning because of the gas.
pinch if something you are wearing pinches you, it is too tight and presses painfully on your skin 〔身上的衣物〕夹痛,挤痛〔皮肤〕
The shirt was a bit too small and it was pinching my neck.
衬衫有点小,我的脖子勒得难受。
something is killing me spoken informal used when something feels very painful 某物让我痛得要命
My legs are killing me.
我的腿痛死了。
These shoes are killing me.
这双鞋我穿着痛得要命。
a bad back/leg/arm etc if you have a bad back/leg/arm etc, it feels painful 背/腿/胳膊等痛
He’s off work with a bad back.
他背痛,没上班。
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hurt• My feethurt.• My neck felt stiff and my shoulder hurt.• I fell and banged my knee, and it really hurts.• Dan was a good man. He'd never hurt anyone deliberately.• Most companies have been hurt by the economicslowdown.• I would never do anything to hurt her.• It is going to hurt him here.• The fact that his parents take little interest in his life hurts him more than he admits.• Nick's hurt his back, and the doctor says he will have to rest for a few weeks.• It won't hurt, I promise.• It really hurt me that Troy didn't even bother to introduce me.• It hurts me to think that you still don't trust me.• Let go of my arm! You're hurting me!• Stop it - you're hurting me.• I wanted to sit down, 'cause my leg was really hurting me.• I can't go running this week - I've hurt my foot.• It hurts my knees to run.• Put the stick down, Terry. You might hurt someone with it.• Sammy! Don't throwstones, you'll hurt someone.• Charlton coped easily defensively, knowing that Boro lacked the pace to hurt them.• Did it hurt when they stuck the needle in?• That's a sharp knife. Be careful you don't hurt yourself.
hurt your arm/leg/nose etc• Leroy looked at me and snorted, as if the sight of me hurt his nose.• It hurt his arm a little.• The man had hurt his leg, and was lying on the couch in a corner.• It hurt her arms but had no effect on the android.
hurt like hell• I know he lost his legs first, and then his fingers-he diedalone and it hurt like hell.• I was able to breathe only with the utmostdifficulty, and my arm hurt like hell.• He forgets that the water hurts like hell, and dying in it is no reward for living this life.• My foreheadhurt like hell and my body was bruised all over, but no bones were broken.• It hurt like hell but he was damned if he was going to let the gunmanescape.
hurt ... feelings• Don't be afraid of hurting his feelings.• He could hardly turn her down, it would hurt her feelings.• I hoped it wouldn't hurt his feelings.• She is always mean to me, and hurts my feelings.• The reason I say this is not to hurt your feelings.• It may mean heatedarguments, harsh words and hurt feelings, but once the air is cleared everyone will feel better.• But it hurt my feelings, do you see?• It hurt my feelings very very badly.
2UPSETvery upset or unhappy because someone has said or done something unkind, dishonest, or unfair 〔感情上〕受伤害的,痛苦的
Rachel felt hurt and betrayed.
蕾切尔觉得自己受到了伤害和欺骗。
He’s no good for you, Jenny. You’ll only get hurt again.
珍妮,他不适合你,你只会再次受到伤害。
his hurt pride
他受了伤的自尊心
She wore a hurt expression on her face.
她脸上一副受伤的表情。
very/deeply hurt
Alice was deeply hurt that she hadn’t been invited.
没有受到邀请,艾丽斯很伤心。
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hurt• I've been through it all before, and I felt sure you were going to get hurt.• I don't want anybody to get hurt.• In part two: Hard Cheese.Bankholidaytradition leaves twelve hurt.• None of the children have been seriously hurt.• Jackson was said to be 'deeply hurt' by the newspaper reports about him.• a hurtexpression• The lightningbolt hit the house in Kingsteignton, south Devon, but no-one was hurt, said police.• Gretta was really hurt that none of her friends came to visit her in the hospital.• Bill felt very hurt when he realized she had lied to him.• Malespeaker People are going to get hurt, whichever way the vote goes.
badly/seriously hurt• It was a miracle none of us was seriously hurt.• Patrick Halleran, but were not seriously hurt.• Qaddafi escaped, although his daughter was killed and his prestige was badly hurt.• She came to Gentle's aid as soon as he appeared, the exchange between them short and functional: was he badly hurt?• He sees a specialist tomorrow but the club are optimistic that he is not as badly hurt as first feared.• Fortunately Diana was not seriously hurt by the fall although she did suffer severe bruising around her stomach.• Williams, who was not seriously hurt, continued to play.• Another of those badly hurt was Mr Alan Ray, a taxi driver.
felt hurt• He felt hurt and angry and older than he'd ever felt in his life before.• He felt hurt by this failure, really wounded.• Kim also felt hurt initially, but now the three are the best of friends.• Selfishly, I felt hurt that he had not bothered to get in touch with me.
hurt3 ●○○ noun [countableC, uncountableU]
UPSETa feeling of great unhappiness because someone, especially someone you trust, has treated you badly or unfairly 〔对感情造成的〕伤害,痛苦
hurt• She already knew that she would but inside she felt a great hurt begin to grow.• It was the time of my own personal greatness, before any humanhurt had got in the way.• I can hardly see it anyway, through the mist of my hurt.• Man, however, lacks the emotionalcapacity of woman, and can stand free of sentimentalattachments or hurts.• I cannot describe the hurt and anger I feel.• Sylvie could still remember the hurt of being treated like an outsider.• Their hurt found expression in the person of the secretary's wife, sitting opposite.