hurt
hurt — 動詞
- hurtpresent simple I / you / we / they
- hurtshe / she / it
- hurting-ing form
1. when a part of the body hurts or is painful, or when you make a person or animal
弄傷；疼痛
身體部位感到疼痛，或使人受傷
when a part of the body hurts or is painful, or when you make a person or animal suffer physical harm.
Talia hurt her ankle while running across the playground.
Talia 在操場上跑步時弄傷了腳踝。
transitive: hurt + body part
Christopher's lower back hurts after sitting at the desk all morning.
Christopher 在書桌前坐了一整個早上，下背部很痛。
intransitive: body part + hurts
Two passengers were hurt in the car accident near the bridge.
有兩名乘客在橋附近的那場車禍中受了傷。
passive: were hurt
Nia slipped on the wet floor and hurt herself quite badly.
Nia 在濕滑的地板上跌倒，把自己摔傷得不輕。
hurt + reflexive pronoun
Tamás stepped on a sharp rock, and his foot is still hurting.
Tamás 踩到一塊尖銳的石頭，他的腳到現在還在痛。
- hurt + arm/leg/back/head
- badly hurt
- seriously hurt
- hurt yourself
- heal
to become healthy again after being hurt
文法句型
hurt + body part
hurt + reflexive pronoun
body part + hurt(s) / is hurting
用法筆記
When describing a body part that feels pain, use the intransitive pattern (e.g. 'My leg hurts'). Do NOT use the adjective form — 'My leg is hurt' sounds unnatural in this meaning.
常見錯誤
2. to make someone feel sad, upset, or offended, especially by saying or doing some
傷感情
因言行不當讓他人感到難過或傷心
to make someone feel sad, upset, or offended, especially by saying or doing something unkind.
Quan hurt his sister's feelings when he forgot her birthday.
Quan 忘了妹妹的生日，傷了她的感情。
hurt + possessive + feelings
Élise was deeply hurt by the mean remarks her classmates made.
Élise 被同學說的刻薄話深深傷害了。
passive: be hurt by [person/thing]
Femi didn't mean to hurt Sade's feelings when he joked about her cooking in front of guests.
Femi 在客人面前拿 Sade 的廚藝開玩笑，並不是想傷她的感情。
didn't mean to hurt anyone
It hurts Takeshi to see his best friend move away to another city.
看到最好的朋友搬到另一個城市，Takeshi 心裡很難過。
It hurts + person + to-infinitive
Aylin felt hurt that nobody asked for her opinion during the meeting.
Aylin 因為會議中沒有人詢問她的意見而感到難過。
- hurt + feelings
- deeply hurt
- hurt by criticism
- hurt by rejection
- comfort
to make someone feel less sad or worried
文法句型
hurt + possessive + feelings
be hurt + by + noun phrase / that-clause
It hurts + person + to-infinitive
用法筆記
The most natural object is 'someone's feelings' rather than just 'someone', though the shorter form is also common in conversation. Frequently used in the passive: 'I was hurt by what she said.'
常見錯誤
3. to have a negative effect on something, such as a business, someone's chances of
損害
對事業、機會或聲譽造成負面影響
to have a negative effect on something, such as a business, someone's chances of success, or a relationship.
The bad weather hurt the farmer's harvest more than expected.
惡劣的天氣對農夫的收成造成的損害比預期更大。
hurt + noun phrase [harvest/business]
Rising material costs have hurt many small furniture shops in the area.
不斷上漲的原物料成本已經傷害了該地區許多小型家具店。
Ravindra's careless tweets from college hurt his chances of getting the marketing internship.
Ravindra 大學時在社群媒體上發的不當推文，損害了他獲得行銷實習機會的機會。
hurt + chances of [doing something]
The supermarket chain's sales were hurt by the opening of a new competitor.
該連鎖超市的業績因為有新競爭對手開幕而受到了打擊。
passive: sales were hurt by
- hurt business
- hurt chances
- hurt reputation
- hurt sales
- hurt the economy
- boost
to improve or increase something, e.g. 'boost sales'
文法句型
hurt + noun phrase [business/chances/reputation/sales]
用法筆記
The subject is typically an event, condition, or action (not a person). Common objects include 'chances', 'sales', 'reputation', 'business', and 'economy'. This sense is rarely used in the continuous form.
常見錯誤
4. for a person, group, or business to struggle financially or materially because t
吃緊
陷入困境，尤指經濟拮据
for a person, group, or business to struggle financially or materially because they lack essential resources like money or supplies.
Many families in the area are hurting financially after the factory shut down.
該地區許多家庭因為工廠關閉而經濟吃緊。
be hurting + adverb [financially]
The local food bank is hurting for donations this winter more than ever.
今年冬天當地的食物銀行比以往更急需捐贈物資。
be hurting for + noun
Small farmers in the region are hurting the most from the long drought.
該地區的小農在長期的乾旱中受害最深。
When the tourist season ended, the beachside restaurants really began to hurt.
旅遊季結束後，海灘旁的餐廳真的開始陷入困境。
colloquial: begin to hurt
- hurting financially
- hurting for money
- hurting for business
- prosper
to be successful, especially financially
文法句型
be hurting + adverb [financially/badly]
be hurting for + noun [money/donations/food]
用法筆記
Almost always used in the continuous form ('is hurting', 'are hurting') rather than the simple present. The phrase 'hurting for' is informal and typically takes a resource as its object.
常見錯誤
wouldn't hurt a fly
idiomused to say that someone is very gentle by nature and would never cause harm to anyone or anything.
連蒼蠅都不會傷害（形容人非常溫和）
Don't be afraid of the big dog — he wouldn't hurt a fly.
Nia talks tough, but she wouldn't hurt a fly really.
used to suggest that an action is advisable or would be beneficial, even if it seems unnecessary.
做⋯⋯也沒壞處（用於建議）
It wouldn't hurt to arrive a few minutes early for the interview.
It wouldn't hurt you to help with the dishes once in a while.
to affect someone in the most sensitive or vulnerable area, often their finances or emotions.
擊中要害；戳到痛處
The new tax policy hit small business owners right where it hurts — their profits.
If you want to get back at him, hit him where it hurts and stop talking to him.
To attack someone in a way that causes them the most pain or trouble.
打擊某人痛處
Maya hit her opponent where it hurts by exposing his lies.
If you want to win, hit them where it hurts—their reputation.
Used to suggest that someone should do something because it would be helpful or beneficial.
做某事也無妨
It wouldn't hurt you to apologize to your sister.
It won't hurt the car to drive a little slower.
not harm/hurt a fly
idiomTo be very gentle and kind, never wanting to cause any harm.
連蒼蠅都不傷害
Diego is so gentle; he wouldn't hurt a fly.
Our cat wouldn't harm a fly, despite his big size.
hurt — 形容詞
- hurtpositive
- hurtercomparative
- hurtestsuperlative
1. suffering from a physical injury or feeling pain in part of the body.
受傷的
身體有外傷或感到疼痛的
suffering from a physical injury or feeling pain in part of the body.
Layla's arm was badly hurt, so she went straight to the clinic.
Layla 的手臂受傷不輕，所以她直接去了診所。
badly hurt
The hurt soldier was carried off the field by two medics.
那名受傷的士兵由兩名醫護人員抬離了戰場。
attributive: hurt + noun
Tamás looked hurt after falling from his bicycle onto the gravel.
Tamás 從腳踏車摔到碎石路上後，看起來受了傷。
Several hurt passengers were helped out of the overturned bus.
有幾名受傷的乘客被從翻覆的公車裡救了出來。
- badly hurt
- seriously hurt
- hurt arm/leg/back
- look hurt
- unharmed
not injured at all
文法句型
be/seem/look + hurt
badly/seriously + hurt
2. in a state of emotional pain or sadness because someone treated you unkindly.
難過的
因他人言行而感到傷心或委屈的
in a state of emotional pain or sadness because someone treated you unkindly.
Aylin felt hurt when her suggestion was ignored by the group.
Aylin 她的建議被大家忽略時，感到很難過。
feel hurt + when-clause
Quan had a hurt expression on his face after the argument.
Quan 在爭執之後，臉上露出了受傷的表情。
attributive: hurt expression
Wren looked hurt that nobody thanked her for cooking dinner.
Wren 看起來很難過，因為沒有人感謝她做了晚餐。
look hurt + that-clause
Antonia was deeply hurt by the rumours spreading around the office.
Antonia 被辦公室裡流傳的謠言深深傷害了。
deeply hurt + by + noun
- feel hurt
- look hurt
- deeply hurt
- hurt feelings
- hurt pride
- happy
feeling pleasure or contentment
文法句型
feel / look / seem + hurt
hurt + that-clause
hurt + by + noun phrase
用法筆記
This sense is usually found after linking verbs (feel, look, seem, appear) rather than before a noun, though 'hurt expression' and 'hurt pride' are common attributive uses.
常見錯誤
hurt — 名詞
1. a feeling of emotional pain, sadness, or suffering caused by something unpleasan
痛苦
心理上的創傷或難過感受
a feeling of emotional pain, sadness, or suffering caused by something unpleasant that happened.
The divorce caused a lot of hurt for everyone in the family.
那場離婚為家裡每個人帶來了許多痛苦。
cause + (a lot of) hurt
Antonia's voice was full of hurt when she talked about the betrayal.
Antonia 在談到那次背叛時，聲音裡充滿了痛苦。
full of hurt
Wei took almost a year to heal the hurt he felt after his closest friend moved abroad.
Wei 花了將近一年的時間，才撫平摯友移居國外帶給他的傷痛。
heal the hurt
There was deep hurt in Takeshi's eyes when he heard the truth.
Takeshi 聽到真相時，眼神中流露出深深的痛苦。
- deep hurt
- emotional hurt
- cause hurt
- heal the hurt
- feel hurt
- joy
a feeling of great happiness or pleasure
文法句型
(a lot of / deep / great) + hurt
cause / feel / heal + hurt
常見錯誤
2. a visible physical injury on a specific body part, such as a cut, bruise, or scr
外傷
身體上的外傷，如割傷或瘀傷
a visible physical injury on a specific body part, such as a cut, bruise, or scrape.
The nurse cleaned the hurt on the child's knee and put on a bandage.
護理人員清理了孩子膝蓋上的外傷，然後貼上繃帶。
the hurt on + body part
The nurse cleaned the small hurts on Ada's knees after she fell off her bicycle.
Ada 從腳踏車上摔下來後，護理人員清理了她膝蓋上的幾處小擦傷。
plural: small hurts on + body part
Tariq had minor hurts after the hike, including a bruised knee and a scraped palm.
Tariq 在健行後受了點小傷，包括膝蓋瘀青和手掌擦破皮。
Apinya showed the hurt on her finger to the school nurse after a paper cut.
Apinya 被紙割傷後，讓學校護士看她手指上的小傷口。
- old hurts
- minor hurts
- a hurt on + body part
文法句型
a hurt / old hurts / minor hurts
用法筆記
This countable noun sense is less common in modern everyday English than the uncountable emotional sense. Speakers more often use 'injury', 'wound', or 'cut' for specific physical damage.