词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-hurt-someone-physically |
释义 | to hurt someone physicallyThese words mean to cause damage to a person’s body. If you hurt a part of your body, you cause damage to it, especially in a way that causes pain but is not very serious. You can also hurt yourself or another person. I hurt my arm climbing over the fence. He hurt himself playing football. Ow, you're hurting me! Nobody was hurt in the incident. Injure is used when the damage is more serious. You can injure yourself, another person, or a part of your body. The bomb killed ten people and injured many more. I injured my shoulder tripping over the vacuum cleaner. She was injured in a car accident. The verb wound is used to talk about being hurt by a weapon, especially in war or an attack. He was wounded so badly in the attack that doctors said he might never walk again. If something maims a person, if it injures them so badly that a part of their body will no longer work as it should. Maim is usually used in newspapers, books, or TV documentaries. It is rarely used in ordinary conversation. The atrocities have killed or maimed thousands of people. If someone deliberately hurts someone for a long time, in a way that causes them a lot of pain, they torture them. The guards were accused of torturing prisoners. There are many verbs that describe specific ways to be hurt. If someone stabs another person, they hurt them with a knife or other sharp object. He was fatally stabbed with a kitchen knife. If someone shoots another person, they injure them with a bullet fired from a gun. The gunman shot his victims in broad daylight. If an insect or plant stings you, it causes a sudden burning pain on your skin. You can also say that a substance stings if you get it in your eyes or on your skin. I got stung by a wasp. The nurses started to clean the wound with soap, saying "This might sting a bit". If you twist a part of your body, such as your ankle, you hurt it by suddenly turning it. If this causes an injury to the body part, you have sprained it. I twisted my ankle jumping off a wall. He sprained his knee in a practice match. You can pull a muscle, or break or fracture a bone. My back hurts - I think I've pulled a muscle. She broke a bone in her right foot. I fell on a patch of ice and fractured three vertebrae. For words related to damaging a person's body with heat, see the article at burn. For nouns related to damage to a person's body, see the article at injury. Related articlesto hurt someone emotionally emotional pain |
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