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a weal on sth
用介词 on 表示部位。
There was a red weal on his back from the whip.
他的背上有一道鞭子抽出的红色鞭痕。
（鞭打或棍击后皮肤上的）条痕；红肿的伤痕；鞭痕
weals — plural of weal
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（鞭打或棍击后皮肤上的）条痕；红肿的伤痕；鞭痕
A raised, often purple mark on the skin caused by a blow from a whip or rod; a welt.
There was a red weal on his back from the whip.
他的背上有一道鞭子抽出的红色鞭痕。
恩惠,利益。
Boon, benefit.
鞭打等引起的凸起条状伤痕,通常呈紫色；鞭痕。
A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt.
特指社区、国家等的整体幸福(常带限定词)。
Specifically, the general happiness of a community, country etc. (often with qualifying word).
The edge of the table left a long weal on his thigh.
桌角在他大腿上留下了一道长长的条痕。
She cleaned the weal carefully before putting a bandage over it.
她小心地清洗那条伤痕，然后在上面贴上创可贴。
Two red weals crossed his shoulder where the branch had struck him.
树枝抽打在他肩上，留下两道红色的条痕。
用介词 on 表示部位。
There was a red weal on his back from the whip.
他的背上有一道鞭子抽出的红色鞭痕。
动词用 appear，表示鞭痕出现。
Weals appeared on her arm after she touched the nettles.
她碰到荨麻后胳膊上出现了鞭痕状的肿起。
用被动结构描述布满鞭痕的状态。
His legs were covered with weals from the beating.
他的腿上布满了殴打留下的鞭痕。
Not this
He has weal on his back.
Use this
He has a weal on his back.
中文学习者常遗漏冠词，因为中文没有强制冠词。'weal' 是可数名词，表示单个鞭痕时需加不定冠词 'a'。
Not this
He had a wheel on his arm.
Use this
He had a weal on his arm.
'weal' 与 'wheel' 发音相似，但拼写和意义不同。'weal' 指皮肤上的伤痕，而 'wheel' 是轮子。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
公共福利；公益
Citizens should work for the common weal.
公民应当为公共福利而努力。
福祸；甘苦
They stayed together through weal and woe.
他们同甘共苦，始终在一起。
隆起的鞭痕；红肿条痕
A raised weal formed on his shoulder after the lash.
挨了一鞭后，他肩膀上隆起一道红肿的条痕。
红色鞭痕；红色条痕
The strap left a red weal across her palm.
皮带的抽打在她手掌上留下了一道红色条痕。
福与祸；顺境和逆境
They have stayed together through weal and woe for more than forty years.
四十多年来，他们同甘共苦，始终在一起。
公共福利；公益
She devoted her life to the common weal of her community.
她毕生致力于社区的公共福利。
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谐音联想 weal ≈ we'll：'we'll all be well'，大家都会好，就是 weal（福祉）。
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal/literary writing、medical descriptions weal 的语域随义项变化：表示“福祉、幸福”时多用于正式或文学文本，常出现在 common weal 等搭配中；表示“鞭痕、条痕”时多见于医学或书面描述。使用时需根据上下文判断义项。
常与on或from连用，on表示位置，from表示原因
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