Thursday, July 23, 2009

Injure someone

Injure
To hurt or cause physical harm to someone especially in an accident.
- The earth quake killed 25000 people and injured 4oooo .
- 20 airplanes bombarded the city, killing 2000 people and injuring 5000.

be badly/seriously/severely/critically/slightly injured.
- Two men were killed in the accident and two others critically injured.
- They were only slightly injured in the crash.

Hurt
Injured or feeling physical hurt.
- They were hurt in an accident.
- He was hurt while getting out hurriedly.
hurt yourself doing something
- He hurt himself climbing the mountain
hurt by/in something
- Two young men were badly hurt in the accident.
- Several people were hurt by flying glass.
Get hurt
- Bob got hurt while escaping from the police.
- Put that knife away before someone get hurt.
badly/seriously hurt
- Several people were badly/seriously hurt in the car crash.
Slightly hurt
To my surprise, he was slightly hurt falling down the stairs.
hurt yourself
- Be careful you don't fall and hurt yourself.
Unhurt
- all the passengers were unhurt in the accident.

Wound
To injure someone with a weapon,such as a knife or bullet,causing a cut, hole , bleeding etc
- A bomb exploded in a hotel, killing six people and wounding another five...
- He wounded two other people.
- He was wounded in the neck when they shot him.
be badly/seriously/critically/gravely/ grievously/severely wounded
- Five people were killed and many others were seriously/gravely wounded in the attack.
be mortally/fatally wounded
- The pistol went off and Martin was fatally wounded.
slightly wounded
- A car exploded in a narrow street in the town,but only 10 people were slightly wounded.

Generally,
Injure' and 'hurt' are often interchangeable, but 'hurt' usually refers only to the pain inflicted, while 'injure' refers to the damage sustained. We are often hurt without sustaining any injury.

Related Posts
- Injure a part of your body
- Injure your joints

References
- English test.net
- Longman American Advanced Dictionary
- Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary



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