healed

/hiːl/ (bre, ipa) · [hˈild] /hiːl/ (ame, ipa)

healed — 動詞

  • healedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • healeds3rd person singular
  • healeding-ing form
  • healededpast simple

1. If a cut, broken bone, or other physical injury heals, the damaged part of the b

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

痊癒；治癒

傷口或身體傷害復原

If a cut, broken bone, or other physical injury heals, the damaged part of the body returns to its normal condition; if a doctor or treatment heals someone, it makes the body whole again.

例句

The deep cut on Eric's hand healed within two weeks.

Eric 手上的深傷口兩週內就痊癒了。

intransitive: [wound] heals

Amihan's broken ankle has finally healed after three months in a cast.

Amihan 斷掉的腳踝打了三個月石膏，終於癒合了。

同義詞
  • mend

    more informal; often used of bones specifically

  • recover

    broader — applies to the whole person regaining strength, not just the wound closing

反義詞
  • worsen

    of a wound getting more serious instead of closing

文法句型

[wound] heals

heal + [person/wound]

用法筆記

Subject is usually a physical injury (cut, wound, bone, bruise) or the person who has the injury. Often takes time adverbials such as 'within days', 'in two weeks', 'slowly'.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor cured my broken arm.
✅The doctor healed my broken arm.
💡use 'heal' for wounds and physical injuries; 'cure' is for diseases.

2. If a painful feeling, sad memory, or damaged relationship heals, the hurt gradua

2.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

撫平；修復

讓痛苦情緒或裂痕逐漸消失

If a painful feeling, sad memory, or damaged relationship heals, the hurt gradually goes away; if something or someone heals it, the bad feeling or division is repaired over time.

例句

Time has not yet healed the grief Antonia feels over losing her mother.

時間還沒能撫平 Antonia 失去母親的悲傷。

transitive: time heals + [grief / pain]

The two brothers finally healed their long quarrel over their father's farmland.

兩兄弟終於修復了為父親農地長期爭吵的裂痕。

transitive: heal + [rift / quarrel]

同義詞
  • mend

    often used of relationships, friendships, broken hearts

  • repair

    more deliberate, suggests active effort; 'heal' implies time and process

反義詞
  • worsen

    of a rift or grief becoming deeper

文法句型

[emotion/situation] heals

heal + [rift/wound/grief]

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: here the subject or object is abstract — grief, anger, a rift, a memory — not a physical wound. Often used with 'time' as subject ('time heals all wounds').

常見錯誤

❌The argument was fixed after months of talking.
✅The argument healed after months of talking.
💡for relationships and emotional damage, English prefers 'heal' over 'fix'.