sprain
sprain — 動詞
- sprainpresent simple I / you / we / they
- sprainshe / she / it
- sprainedpast simple
- spraining-ing form
1. to hurt a joint by suddenly turning or twisting it too far
扭傷
因突然扭轉而使關節受傷
to hurt a joint by suddenly turning or twisting it too far
Joshua sprained his wrist when he fell off his skateboard.
Joshua 從滑板上摔下來時扭傷了手腕。
sprain + wrist (body part)
Yasmin sprained her ankle during the football match on Saturday.
Yasmin 在週六的足球比賽中扭傷了腳踝。
Be careful on those icy steps — you could sprain something.
那些結冰的臺階要小心——你可能會扭傷。
Daichi tried to lift the heavy box and sprained his shoulder.
Daichi 試著搬那個重箱子，結果扭傷了肩膀。
Eleni landed awkwardly during rehearsal and sprained her knee.
Eleni 排練時落地不穩，扭傷了膝蓋。
文法句型
sprain + body part (ankle, wrist, knee, shoulder)
用法筆記
Object is always a body part where two bones meet: ankle, wrist, knee, shoulder. For muscle injuries, use 'strain' instead.
常見錯誤
sprain — 名詞
- sprainsingular
- sprainsplural
1. damage to a joint from being suddenly twisted too far, which stretches or tears
關節扭傷
關節因扭轉而受傷的狀況
damage to a joint from being suddenly twisted too far, which stretches or tears the connecting tissue
Ramón missed three games because of a bad sprain in his ankle.
Ramón 因為腳踝嚴重扭傷錯過了三場比賽。
a bad sprain (adjective + noun)
The doctor examined Lakshmi's wrist and said it was just a mild sprain.
醫生檢查了 Lakshmi 的手腕，說只是輕微扭傷。
A sprain usually takes a few weeks to heal if you rest it properly.
扭傷通常需要幾週才會好，前提是好好休息。
Shirin continued working despite the sprain, but her wrist soon swelled up.
Shirin 不顧扭傷繼續工作，但手腕很快就腫起來了。
Felix applied ice to the sprain right away and kept his foot raised.
Felix 立刻在扭傷處冰敷，並把腳抬高。
- twist
informal; e.g. 'I've got a twist in my ankle'
用法筆記
Countable. A sprain affects ligaments, not muscles (strain) or bones (fracture). Severity is often described as mild, moderate, or bad.