heal
heal — 動詞
- healpresent simple I / you / we / they
- healshe / she / it
- healedpast simple
- healing-ing form
1. to become fully healthy again after being physically hurt or injured, or to caus
癒合；痊癒
身體傷口或損傷恢復健康
to become fully healthy again after being physically hurt or injured, or to cause a physical injury to become healthy
Kasia's knife cut was not deep, but the skin took over a week to heal.
Kasia 的刀傷雖然不深，但皮膚花了超過一個禮拜才癒合。
intransitive: [injury] + heals
The nurse applied a special cream to help heal Darius's burn after the accident.
護理師在事故後塗了一種特殊藥膏來幫助 Darius 的燒傷癒合。
transitive: heal + object (burn / wound / skin)
Tuan's broken leg healed much faster than the doctor had first expected.
Tuan 的腿骨折恢復得比醫生原先預期的快很多。
Eating well and getting enough sleep helps your body heal itself after an illness.
飲食均衡加上充足睡眠，能幫助身體在生病後自行復原。
reflexive: heal itself
Ife's wound was slow to heal because the area stayed damp.
Ife 的傷口因為周圍一直潮濕，所以好得很慢。
collocation: slow to heal
- heal a wound / cut / burn / injury / broken bone / scar
- heal slowly / quickly / naturally / completely
- heal on its own
- cure
used more for diseases and illnesses, while 'heal' is more for wounds and injuries
- recover
intransitive only; describes the person getting better, not the injury itself
- mend
more informal; often used for broken bones ('the bone mended')
- get better
general and informal; less specific to injuries
文法句型
heal + noun (wound / cut / injury / bone / burn)
[body part / injury] + heals (intransitive)
slow to heal
用法筆記
Frequently used intransitively with the injury or body part as subject ('the wound healed'). When transitive, the object is the injury itself ('heal a cut') rather than the person. For diseases, 'cure' is more common than 'heal'.
常見錯誤
2. if a damaged relationship, painful emotion, or difficult situation heals, it sto
修復；撫平
關係、情緒等恢復平靜正常
if a damaged relationship, painful emotion, or difficult situation heals, it stops causing suffering and returns to a peaceful state, or you heal it by making it return to a peaceful state
The argument between Ezra and Kevin badly damaged their friendship, but it slowly healed over time.
Ezra 和 Kevin 之間的爭吵嚴重傷害了他們的友誼，但後來隨著時間慢慢修復了。
intransitive: relationship + heals
Tamar went to see a counselor every week to help heal the pain of losing her job.
Tamar 每週都去見諮商師，幫助她撫平失業帶來的痛苦。
transitive: heal + pain / hurt / emotion
A public apology from the company helped heal the disagreement with local residents.
公司的公開道歉有助於修復與當地居民之間的歧見。
After years of silence between them, Hui felt that her anger had finally healed.
經過多年的沉默後，Hui 覺得她的怒氣終於消散了。
intransitive: emotion + heals
Lara wrote a long letter to heal the hurt feelings between her and her sister.
Lara 寫了一封長信，希望修復她和姊姊之間受傷的感情。
transitive: heal + feelings / relationship
- heal a relationship / friendship / rift / division / disagreement
- heal the pain / hurt / anger / sadness
- heal over time / with help
- repair
similar to 'heal' for relationships, but 'repair' suggests deliberate action while 'heal' suggests a natural process
- resolve
focuses on finding a solution to a disagreement, while 'heal' is more about emotional recovery
- mend
slightly more informal; often used for relationships ('mend a friendship')
- soothe
less intense; means to reduce pain or anger rather than make it fully go away
文法句型
[relationship / emotion] + heals (intransitive)
heal + noun (relationship / rift / pain / hurt / disagreement)
用法筆記
Subject can be a personal emotion ('her sadness healed'), a relationship between people ('their friendship healed'), or a disagreement ('the rift healed'). The transitive use often involves an action or third party helping to resolve the emotional situation. Not used for temporary everyday moods — 'heal' describes a deeper, longer process.