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词汇 sprained
释义 sprained
past simple and past participle ofsprain
sprain
verb[ T ]
uk /spreɪn/ us /spreɪn/
to cause an injury to a joint (= a place where two bones are connected) by a sudden movement: 扭伤(关节)
She sprained her ankle playing squash.她打壁球扭伤了脚踝。
He stumbled and sprained a knee.
Synonyms
rickUKinformal
turn
twist
wrench
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to hurt someone physically
hurtI hurt my arm climbing over the fence.
injureThe bomb killed ten people and injured many more.
woundHe was wounded so badly in the attack that doctors said he might never walk again.
maimThe atrocities have killed or maimed thousands of people.
tortureThe guards were accused of torturing prisoners.
stabHe was fatally stabbed with a kitchen knife.
She must have sprained or broken her wrist.
He sprained his right knee while training with the national team.
He could struggle to play a major part in the tournament after badly spraining his right ankle.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Injuring and injuries
at-risk
battered child syndrome
battered woman syndrome
be in the warsidiom
bite
eviscerate
first degree
flesh wound
fourth degree
gash
granulate
incapacitate
insult
personal injury
pi
pull
reinjure
reinjury
wounded
wrench

Examples of sprained


sprained

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


The player sprained his knee.
Assume that two men have sprained their wrists so that they cannot work.
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Perhaps it was in so doing that he sprained his cartilege.
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He was complaining at that time of foot trouble and a sprained ankle, and his medical documents show that his ankle was strapped up.
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There may be a patient suffering from a sprained ankle as a result of a bicycle accident, or perhaps a woman having an uncomplicated baby.
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How many cases of concussion, sprained ankles, and other accidents have there been?
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One woman appears to have sprained her ankle.
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I had sprained it three times before, and was treated by the medical profession.
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This patient was a coal-face miner, aged 35, who sustained a fracture of the lower end of the fibula and a sprained ankle.
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Payne slipped off a plank, and sprained his wrist; but has now recovered.
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These accidents include numerous cuts on the body, three sprained ankles, one fractured ankle and in one case a fall which necessitated five stitches in the individual's head.
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Higher speeds may not mean more accidents, but they certainly mean worse accidents: the impact will be worse, and the collision may mean death instead of a sprained wrist.
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Although found to be less effective than casts, compression bandages are used to provide support and compression for sprained ankles.
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He started 18 of 21 games; however, he missed two games with sprained right toe and 10 games with severely sprained left ankle.
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Nasri, initially, struggled during the infancy of the campaign due to dealing with the effects of a severely sprained ankle suffered in the pre-season.
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