bruise

1. N-COUNT A bruise is an injury that appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken. 瘀傷

How did you get that bruise on your cheek?

你臉頰上怎么有一塊瘀傷？

2. V-T/V-I If you bruise a part of your body, a bruise appears on it, for example, because something hits you. If you bruise easily, bruises appear when something hits you only slightly. 使受瘀傷; 受瘀傷

I had only bruised my knee. 我只是膝蓋受了瘀傷。

3. bruisedADJ 受了瘀傷的

I escaped with severely bruised legs. 我拖著受了嚴(yán)重瘀傷的腿逃走了。

4. V-T/V-I If a fruit, vegetable, or plant bruises or is bruised, it is damaged by being handled roughly, making a mark on the skin. (水果、蔬菜等) 碰傷

Choose a warm, dry day to cut them off the plants, being careful not to bruise them. 選擇暖和干燥的一天把它們從植物上剪下來，小心不要碰傷它們。

...bruised tomatoes and cucumbers. …碰傷了的西紅柿和黃瓜。

5. N-COUNT Bruise is also a noun. (水果、蔬菜等表皮上) 碰的傷痕

...bruises on the fruit's skin. …水果表皮上的碰的傷痕。

6. V-T If you are bruised by an unpleasant experience, it makes you feel unhappy or upset. 受傷[usu passive]

The government will be severely bruised by yesterday's events. 政府將因昨天的事件而嚴(yán)重受挫。