Definition von 'bruise

Häufigkeit

bruise (bruːz )

Wortformen: plural , 3rd person singular present tense bruises , present participle bruising , past tense , past participle bruised

1. zählbare Substantive

A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.

How did you get that bruise on your cheek?

She was treated for cuts and bruises.

Synonyme:discoloration, mark, injury, trauma [pathology] Weitere Synonyme von bruise

2. Verb

If you bruise a part of your body, a bruise appears on it, for example because something hits you. If you bruise easily, bruises appear when something hits you only slightly.

I had only bruised my knee.

Some people bruise more easily than others.

Synonyme:hurt, injure, mark, blacken Weitere Synonyme von bruise

bruised Adjektiv

I escaped with severely bruised legs.

3. Verb

If a fruit, vegetable, or plant bruises or is bruised, it is damaged by being handled roughly, making a mark on the skin.

Choose a warm, dry day to cut them off the plants, being careful not to bruise them.

...bruised tomatoes and cucumbers.

Be sure to store them carefully as they bruise easily.

Synonyme:damage, mark, mar, blemish Weitere Synonyme von bruise

Bruise is also a noun.

...bruises on the fruit's skin.

4. Verb

If you are bruised by an unpleasant experience, it makes you feel unhappy or upset.

The government will be severely bruised by yesterday's events.

Their egos are so easily bruised.

Synonyme:injure, hurt, pain, wound Weitere Synonyme von bruise

bruising Adjektiv

...the bruising experience of near-bankruptcy.

Synonyme:hard, tough, violent, rough Weitere Synonyme von bruise

Häufigkeit

bruise in American English (bruz ; bro̅oz)

Verb transitivWortformen:bruised or ˈbruising

to injure (body tissue), as by a blow, without breaking the skin but causing discoloration

to injure the surface or outside of, causing spoilage, denting, etc.

bruised peaches, a bruised auto fender

to crush with or as with mortar and pestle

to hurt (the feelings, spirit, etc.)

Verb intransitiv

to bruise tissue, a surface, etc.

to be or become bruised

Substantiv

a bruised area of tissue, of a surface, etc.

an injury to one's feelings, spirit, etc.

Wortherkunft von 'bruise'

ME bruisen < OE brysan, to crush, pound < IE base *bhreus-, to smash, crush; ME form & meaning infl. by OFr bruisier, to break, shatter < Gaul *brus- < same IE base

Häufigkeit

bruise (bruːz )

Verb (mainly tr)

1. (also intr)

to injure (tissues) without breaking the skin, usually with discoloration, or (of tissues) to be injured in this way

to offend or injure (someone's feelings) by an insult, unkindness, etc

to damage the surface of (something), as by a blow

to crush (food, etc) by pounding or pressing

Substantiv

a bodily injury without a break in the skin, usually with discoloration; contusion

Wortherkunft von 'bruise'

Old English brӯsan, of Celtic origin; compare Irish brūigim I bruise

Beispielsätze, die 'bruise' enthalten

Signs of a deficiency could include bruising easily or frequent nose bleeds.

The Sun (2011)

You end up covered in cuts and bruises.

The Sun (2012)

You may get some bruising and swelling.

The Sun (2008)

The night was as purple as a bruise.

Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)

The females that died had visible bruising and tissue damage.

The Sun (2014)

The two came to each other bruised by experience.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

By the end you may feel battered and bruised.

The Sun (2016)

You have to get a bit bruised along the way.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

The previous scan showed he had a bruised foot and normally that takes two weeks to heal.

The Sun (2007)

Suffice to say there are a few bruised knees.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

My face looked red and slightly bruised at first.

The Sun (2013)

Pears will take on other flavours from things stored nearby and are fragile and easily bruised.

Smith, Drew Food Watch (1994)

We got out with cuts and bruises.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

Her breasts were purple with bruises and her stomach was scratched all over.

Carlos Acosta No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Tale (2007)

Cuts and bruises are damage that you can see.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

But she returned on the final night without her wedding ring and with apparent bruising on her cheek.

The Sun (2015)

But you will get a nasty bruise on the back of your head when you crash into a lamppost.

The Sun (2012)

The same year fears mounted for the troubled star after her weight dramatically dropped and odd bruises appeared on her arms.

The Sun (2014)

He cut his scalp and right cheek, and bruised his right hip.

Hyland, Paul Indian Balm - Travels in the Southern Subcontinent (1994)

The mum is concerned because her doctor told her to come straight to A&E as the little girl had a strange bruise appear on her leg.

The Sun (2013)

Trends von 'bruise

Übersetzungen für 'bruise'

Britisches Englisch: bruise /bruːz/ NOUN
A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple or dark mark on your body.How did you get that bruise on your cheek?