Word
contuse
/kənˈtjuːz/
verb
挫伤
to injure without breaking the skin; to bruise
- 1.
To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.
不破皮而受伤；挫伤。
不破皮而受伤；挫伤。；捣；碾；挫伤；[医] 挫伤
In use
The athlete fell and contused his knee during the game.
She contused her shoulder when she bumped into the doorframe.
The doctor noted that the patient had contused his ribs in the fall.
contuse sth/sb
The blow contused his ribs.
那一击挫伤了他的肋骨。
be contused
The patient's leg was contused in the crash.
患者的腿在碰撞中挫伤了。
Verb forms
base contuse · third person contuses · -ing contusing · past contused · past participle contused
规则动词，变化加-ed。
Common mistakes
He got a contuse on his knee.He got a contusion on his knee.
contuse是动词，表示“挫伤”的动作；而“挫伤”的名词形式是contusion。此处需要名词作宾语，故应使用contusion。
He contused on his arm.He contused his arm.
contuse是及物动词，后面必须直接跟宾语（被挫伤的部位），不能跟介词短语。应改为直接加宾语。
Connections
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.