bruise
/bruːz/ (bre, ipa) · /bruːz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbrüz/ (ame, mw)
bruise — 名詞
1. a dark mark on skin or on soft fruit, caused by a hit or pressure that does not
瘀青；碰痕
皮膚或水果表面的暗色傷痕
a dark mark on skin or on soft fruit, caused by a hit or pressure that does not break the surface.
After practice, Ravi found a purple bruise above his left ankle.
練習後，Ravi 發現左腳踝上方有一塊紫色瘀青。
bruise on a body part
A bruise spread across Mei's arm after the bus door closed.
公車門關上後，Mei 的手臂浮出一大片瘀青。
By dinner, one peach had a soft bruise near the stem.
到了晚餐時，有一顆桃子在蒂附近出現了碰痕。
The nurse checked Yusuf's shoulder for cuts, swelling, and one deep bruise.
護理師檢查 Yusuf 的肩膀，看有沒有割傷、腫脹和一塊深色瘀青。
文法句型
a bruise on + body part
a bruise on + fruit
用法筆記
Often used with body parts after a fall or hit, but it can also name the damaged dark spot on soft fruit. Common patterns are 'a bruise on his knee' and 'bruises on the peaches'.
常見錯誤
bruise — 動詞
1. to make a dark mark on skin, fruit, or another soft thing by hitting or pressing
撞傷；碰傷
使身體或水果出現瘀青或碰痕
to make a dark mark on skin, fruit, or another soft thing by hitting or pressing it, or to get that kind of mark.
Leila bruised her shin on the low step by the bath.
Leila 在浴缸旁的矮階上撞傷了小腿。
bruise + body part + on + noun
Soft plums bruise if you drop the bag too hard.
如果你把袋子重重摔下，軟李子就會碰傷。
intransitive: fruit bruises
During the game, Noa bruised two fingers catching the wet ball.
比賽時，Noa 接濕球時碰傷了兩根手指。
The pears bruised in the box when the truck hit a hole.
卡車壓到坑洞時，箱子裡的梨子碰傷了。
Grandpa's thin skin bruises easily after a blood test.
阿公的皮膚很薄，抽血後很容易瘀青。
文法句型
bruise + body part/object
something bruises easily
bruise + body part + on + noun
用法筆記
Both transitive and intransitive. Human objects are usually body parts, while fruit and other soft things often appear as the subject in patterns such as 'peaches bruise easily'.