bruise
bruise — noun
1. a dark mark on skin or on soft fruit, caused by a hit or pressure that does not
a dark mark on skin or on soft fruit, caused by a hit or pressure that does not break the surface.
After practice, Ravi found a purple bruise above his left ankle.
bruise on a body part
A bruise spread across Mei's arm after the bus door closed.
By dinner, one peach had a soft bruise near the stem.
The nurse checked Yusuf's shoulder for cuts, swelling, and one deep bruise.
文法句型
a bruise on + body part
a bruise on + fruit
用法筆記
Often used with body parts after a fall or hit, but it can also name the damaged dark spot on soft fruit. Common patterns are 'a bruise on his knee' and 'bruises on the peaches'.
常見錯誤
bruise — verb
1. to make a dark mark on skin, fruit, or another soft thing by hitting or pressing
to make a dark mark on skin, fruit, or another soft thing by hitting or pressing it, or to get that kind of mark.
Leila bruised her shin on the low step by the bath.
bruise + body part + on + noun
Soft plums bruise if you drop the bag too hard.
intransitive: fruit bruises
During the game, Noa bruised two fingers catching the wet ball.
The pears bruised in the box when the truck hit a hole.
Grandpa's thin skin bruises easily after a blood test.
文法句型
bruise + body part/object
something bruises easily
bruise + body part + on + noun
用法筆記
Both transitive and intransitive. Human objects are usually body parts, while fruit and other soft things often appear as the subject in patterns such as 'peaches bruise easily'.