in‧ju‧ry S3 W2 AC / ɪndʒəri / 名词 ( 复数形式 injuries )
1 [可数和不可数名词] a wound or damage to part of your body caused by an accident or attack :
She was taken to hospital with serious head injuries.
injury to
The driver of the truck suffered injuries to his legs and arms.
Beckham has missed several games through injury (= because of injury ) .
He’s a lawyer who specializes in personal injury claims.
2 [不可数名词] law damage to someone’s reputation , career , or feelings
injury to
He says that the allegations caused serious injury to his reputation.
→ add insult to injury at add ( 8 )
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + injury
serious The injury wasn’t serious.
terrible (= very bad ) Some of the victims suffered terrible injuries.
fatal (= that kills someone ) Fortunately, his injuries weren’t fatal.
minor A man was treated in hospital for minor injuries.
permanent The brain can be affected by permanent injury after a serious accident.
a nasty injury (= quite bad ) Fairground rides can cause some nasty injuries.
a head/leg/shoulder etc injury He suffered a shoulder injury while playing rugby.
a spinal injury (= an injury to the spine ) The injured boy is being treated for a spinal injury.
a facial injury (= an injury to the face ) I was offered treatment for my facial injuries.
a sports injury (= one you get while doing sport ) She has vast knowledge of treating sports injuries.
an industrial injury (= one that happens at work ) He was the victim of an industrial injury.
internal injuries (= injuries inside your body ) He was coughing blood, a sign that he had internal injuries.
multiple injuries (= large number of injuries at the same time ) She had multiple injuries and a fractured skull.
动词
have an injury Tom was OK, and had just a few minor injuries.
suffer an injury He suffered a serious leg injury in a motorcycle accident.
get an injury informal (= suffer an injury ) He couldn’t take the chance of getting an injury.
sustain/receive an injury formal (= suffer an injury ) She sustained an injury to her hip.
treat an injury The injury was treated at the local hospital.
recover from an injury It took her six months to recover from the injury.
escape/avoid injury Two workmen narrowly escaped injury when a wall collapsed.
cause an injury The injury was caused by flying glass from the car windscreen.
inflict an injury on somebody formal (= make someone have an injury ) Jenkins was accused of inflicting a head injury on one of his former colleagues.
do yourself an injury British English informal (= accidentally hurt yourself ) Be careful with that knife or you’ll do yourself an injury.
an injury happens/occurs The injury occurred five minutes into the game.
短语
be prone to injury (= often get injuries ) She was rather prone to injury and often missed matches as a result.
injury + NOUN
injury problems BrE: He suffered injury problems throughout his career as a footballer.
THESAURUS
injury damage to part of your body caused by an accident or an attack : The passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
wound an injury, especially a deep cut in your skin made by a knife, bullet, or bomb : He died of a gunshot wound to the head.
cut a small injury made when a sharp object cuts your skin : Blood was running from a cut on his chin.
bruise a dark mark on your skin that you get when you fall or get hit : Jack often comes home from playing rugby covered in bruises.
graze/scrape a small injury that marks your skin or breaks the surface slightly : She fell off her bike and got a few grazes on her legs and knees.
gash a long deep cut : He had a deep gash across his forehead.
bump an area of skin that is swollen because you have hit it against something : How did you get that bump on your head?
sprain an injury to your ankle , wrist , knee etc, caused by suddenly twisting it : It’s a slight sprain – you should rest your ankle for a week.
strain an injury to a muscle caused by stretching it or using it too much : a muscle strain in his neck
fracture a crack or broken part in a bone : a hip fracture