单词 | bruise |
释义 | bruise /broohz/, v. , bruised, bruising, n. v.t. 1. to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin: The blow bruised his arm. Her pinching bruised the peaches. 2. to injure or hurt slightly, as with an insult or unkind remark: to bruise a person's feelings. 3. to crush (drugs or food) by beating or pounding. 4. Metalworking. to injure the surface of (an ingot or finished object) by collision. v.i. 5. to develop or bear a discolored spot on the skin as the result of a blow, fall, etc. 6. to become injured slightly: His feelings bruise easily. n. 7. an injury due to bruising; contusion. [bef. 900; ME bro(o)sen, bres(s)en, bris(s)en, bruisen, repr. OE brysan, bresan and AF bruser, OF bruisier, akin to briser to break; see BRISANCE] |
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