Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bruise' with 'cut'; a bruise does not break the skin.
Значення
Injury causing skin discoloration
Словосполучення
bad bruise
|painful bruise
|fade bruise
|cover a bruise
|treat a bruise
Синоніми
contusion (More formal and medical term for a bruise.)
Антоніми
unmarked skin (Describes skin without any discoloration or injury.)
Теми
health
|daily life
|body
Визначення
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.
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners may confuse 'bruise' as a verb with 'break' or 'cut', which involve different types of injury.
Значення
To injure skin without breaking it
Словосполучення
bruise easily
|bruise badly
|bruise someone's arm
Синоніми
contuse (Technical medical term; rare in everyday speech.)
Антоніми
heal (Opposite in that it restores injured skin to normal.)
Теми
health
|daily life
|body
Визначення
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.
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes think 'bruise' for fruit means cutting it, but it refers to soft spots and marks without breaking the skin.
Значення
To damage fruit or vegetable surface
Словосполучення
bruise an apple
|bruise easily (about fruit)
|lightly bruised mint leaves
Синоніми
damage (General term; not specific to fruit or vegetables.)
Антоніми
keep fresh (Means to maintain fruit or vegetables without damage.)
Теми
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
Визначення
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.
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners may take this figurative use literally and misunderstand that it refers to emotions, not physical injury.
Значення
To hurt feelings or pride
Словосполучення
bruise someone's ego
|bruise feelings
Синоніми
hurt (More general term for causing emotional pain.)
Антоніми
encourage (Opposite in that it boosts someone's confidence instead of damaging it.)
Теми
emotions
|relationships
Визначення
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.