Corak penggunaan:
to have/get [a bruise]
She had a large bruise on her arm after bumping into the door.
Nagy zúzódás volt a karján, miután nekiment az ajtónak.
The soccer player showed the reporter a nasty bruise on his leg.
A futballista megmutatta az újságírónak a lábán lévő csúnya zúzódást.
It took two weeks for the bruise to fade completely.
He covered the bruise with makeup before the meeting.
Contoh untuk pelajar
I have a bruise on my knee.
Kék folt van a térdemen.
Her bruise is big and purple.
Nagy és lila a véraláfutása.
He got a bruise when he fell.
The bruise will go away soon.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bruise' with 'cut'; a bruise does not break the skin.
Maksud
Injury causing skin discoloration
Kolokasi
bad bruise
|painful bruise
|fade bruise
|cover a bruise
|treat a bruise
Sinonim
contusion (More formal and medical term for a bruise.)
Antonim
unmarked skin (Describes skin without any discoloration or injury.)
Tema
health
|daily life
|body
Definisi
A dark or purple mark on the skin made when you hit it and small blood vessels break.
An injury appearing as a discolored area on the skin, caused by a blow that breaks blood vessels but does not cut the skin.
Corak penggunaan:
to bruise [part of the body]
She bruised her knee when she tripped on the stairs.
Megzúzta a térdét, amikor megbotlott a lépcsőn.
Be careful not to bruise your hand while moving the boxes.
Vigyázz, nehogy megzúzd a kezed a dobozok mozgatása közben.
He bruised easily because of his condition.
Contoh untuk pelajar
I bruised my leg yesterday.
Tegnap megzúztam a lábam.
He bruised his arm at work.
Munka közben megzúzta a karját.
She bruised her foot playing soccer.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners may confuse 'bruise' as a verb with 'break' or 'cut', which involve different types of injury.
Maksud
To injure skin without breaking it
Kolokasi
bruise easily
|bruise badly
|bruise someone's arm
Sinonim
contuse (Technical medical term; rare in everyday speech.)
Antonim
heal (Opposite in that it restores injured skin to normal.)
Tema
health
|daily life
|body
Definisi
To hurt the skin so it changes color but is not cut.
To injure part of the body by causing blood vessels under the skin to break, resulting in discoloration, without cutting the skin.
Corak penggunaan:
to bruise [a fruit/vegetable]
Be careful not to bruise the peaches when packing them.
Vigyázz, nehogy megnyomd az őszibarackokat csomagolás közben.
The apples were bruised during transport.
Az almák szállítás közben megnyomódtak.
Bruising the mint leaves helps release their flavor.
Contoh untuk pelajar
Do not bruise the bananas.
Ne nyomd meg a banánokat.
He bruised the apple when he dropped it.
Megnyomta az almát, amikor leejtette.
The grapes bruise easily.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners sometimes think 'bruise' for fruit means cutting it, but it refers to soft spots and marks without breaking the skin.
Maksud
To damage fruit or vegetable surface
Kolokasi
bruise an apple
|bruise easily (about fruit)
|lightly bruised mint leaves
Sinonim
damage (General term; not specific to fruit or vegetables.)
Antonim
keep fresh (Means to maintain fruit or vegetables without damage.)
Tema
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
Definisi
To damage fruit or vegetables so they have soft, dark spots.
To damage the surface of fruit or vegetables, making soft spots or discoloration appear, usually from being struck or pressed.
Corak penggunaan:
to bruise [someone's] feelings/ego/pride
His harsh words bruised her feelings.
A durva szavai megbántották az érzéseit.
Losing the match bruised his pride.
A meccs elvesztése csorbát ejtett a büszkeségén.
The criticism bruised his ego, but he learned from it.
Contoh untuk pelajar
Her words bruised his feelings.
A szavai megbántották az érzéseit.
The loss bruised his pride.
A vereség csorbát ejtett a büszkeségén.
He was bruised by the bad comment.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners may take this figurative use literally and misunderstand that it refers to emotions, not physical injury.
Maksud
To hurt feelings or pride
Kolokasi
bruise someone's ego
|bruise feelings
Sinonim
hurt (More general term for causing emotional pain.)
Antonim
encourage (Opposite in that it boosts someone's confidence instead of damaging it.)
Tema
emotions
|relationships
Definisi
To make someone feel bad or less confident because of something you said or did.
To cause someone emotional pain or damage their confidence, often by criticism or rejection.