gash
/ɡæʃ/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡˈæʃ] /ɡæʃ/ (ame, ipa) · [ɡˈæʃ] /ˈgash/ (ame, mw)
gash — noun
- gashsingular
- gashesplural
1. a wound formed when a sharp object tears through the skin or through the outer l
a wound formed when a sharp object tears through the skin or through the outer layer of a material, leaving a long, narrow opening that often goes deep into the flesh below
Minho needed twelve stitches after the broken bottle left a deep gash on his arm.
collocation: deep gash on [body part]
The chef's knife slipped and she stared at the long, bloody gash across her palm.
pattern: gash across [body part]
Omar traced the gash in the sofa where the cat's claw had torn the leather.
A deep gash on the child's forehead from the accident needed several stitches.
Jessica found a narrow gash in her boots after stepping on a piece of metal.
- cut
more general; can be shallow or deep
- laceration
medical term for a torn wound; more formal
- slash
suggests a cut made deliberately with a blade
文法句型
a/the gash + preposition + noun phrase
用法筆記
Common in accident or injury descriptions. Unlike a cut (which can be shallow), a gash is always long and deep.
常見錯誤
gash — verb
- gashpresent simple I / you / we / they
- gashes3rd person singular
- gashing-ing form
- gashedpast simple
1. to cut through someone's skin or through the outer surface of an object in a lon
to cut through someone's skin or through the outer surface of an object in a long, deep line, typically when a sharp edge hits the body or material with force
Andrés gashed his hand badly while trying to open a jammed window.
pattern: gash + body part + while [action]
The falling sheet of glass gashed the delivery driver's shoulder through his shirt.
inanimate subject: glass gashed [person]
Rodrigo gashed his knee on a sharp rock when he fell off his bicycle.
A piece of the broken windshield gashed the passenger's cheek during the crash.
Be careful with that knife — you could easily gash your fingers.
文法句型
gash + noun phrase (body part)
用法筆記
Usually describes accidental injuries from sharp objects (glass, metal, rock). The object is typically a body part.