The injured
- The injured in the war transferred immediately to the hospital.
- Some ambulances evacuated the injured.
The wounded
Those who are injured in a war,explosion,battle ,etc...
- Helicopters transferred the wounded to the nearest hospital.
Casualty
Someone who is injured or killed in a war or in accident.
- The country's casualties were high in the war.
- There were heavy casualties on both sides.
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Monday, August 3, 2009
Ways of saying sb is not injured
Unhurt
- He escaped unhurt from the explosion.
- The abducted boy was found unhurt in Kenya.
Unharmed
Without being injured.
- Many thought she was dead,but she was found unharmed.
- Surprisingly, she remained unharmed from the fall.
Unscathed
Without injuries or damages by something.
be, be left, emerge,come out, escape, get away, remain, survive, walk away.
- We all escaped unscathed.
- The soldier walked away from the explosion unscathed.
- The company came through the crisis apparently unscathed.
- The town center was left unscathed by the riots.
remarkably , completely, entirely, totally.
- Miraculously, the house remained entirely unscathed.
Come to no harm/Not come to any harm
(of someone,something)Not to be hurt or damaged.
- There is always a lifeguard to ensure that no one comes to any harm...
- I don't particularly like him,but I certainly don't wish him any harm.
Without a scratch
Without being damaged or injured
survive,emerged,escaped,come thorough,walk away
- He walked away from the accident without a scratch.
- They emerged from the wreckage without any scratch.
- He escaped from the fighting scene without a scratch.
In your piece
If someone or something is still in one piece after a dangerous journey or experience, they are safe and not damaged or hurt.
- After the terrible accident, I was surprised to see them in their piece.
- He came back from the dangerous mission alive and in one piece.
Walk away from
To come out of an accident or very bad situation without being harmed.
- Miraculously, both drivers walked away without a scratch.
- Most of the passengers walked away from the crash .
- He escaped unhurt from the explosion.
- The abducted boy was found unhurt in Kenya.
Unharmed
Without being injured.
- Many thought she was dead,but she was found unharmed.
- Surprisingly, she remained unharmed from the fall.
Unscathed
Without injuries or damages by something.
be, be left, emerge,come out, escape, get away, remain, survive, walk away.
- We all escaped unscathed.
- The soldier walked away from the explosion unscathed.
- The company came through the crisis apparently unscathed.
- The town center was left unscathed by the riots.
remarkably , completely, entirely, totally.
- Miraculously, the house remained entirely unscathed.
Come to no harm/Not come to any harm
(of someone,something)Not to be hurt or damaged.
- There is always a lifeguard to ensure that no one comes to any harm...
- I don't particularly like him,but I certainly don't wish him any harm.
Without a scratch
Without being damaged or injured
survive,emerged,escaped,come thorough,walk away
- He walked away from the accident without a scratch.
- They emerged from the wreckage without any scratch.
- He escaped from the fighting scene without a scratch.
In your piece
If someone or something is still in one piece after a dangerous journey or experience, they are safe and not damaged or hurt.
- After the terrible accident, I was surprised to see them in their piece.
- He came back from the dangerous mission alive and in one piece.
Walk away from
To come out of an accident or very bad situation without being harmed.
- Miraculously, both drivers walked away without a scratch.
- Most of the passengers walked away from the crash .
Thursday, July 23, 2009
To become injured in an accident or fight
Be injured
- He was injured in the flight.
- His foot will be injured if you walk like this.
- They got injured because they were not careful.
Be hurt
To be damaged physically in an accident, attack,...
- Hundreds of people were killed and Thousands were hurt in the conflicts.
- He was seriously/slightly/severely/badly hurt in the explosion.
Be wounded
To be injured especially by a weapon, knife, bomb,...
- Ten people were wounded in the war yesterday.
- He was badly, critically, gravely, grievously, seriously, severely , fatally, mortally wounded after an unknown man shot him.
Be bleeding
To loss blood from a cut especially as a result of injury .
- His hand was bleeding.
- He almost bled to death after the bullet severed an artery.
- He fell down and his head was bleeding badly,terribly heavily, profusely,copiously .
- I wonder why sometimes my nose bleeds easily.
Get hurt
To be injured as a result of doing something dangerous.
- He got hurt seriously jumping out of a four- floor building.
- A lot of workers get hurt in mining accidents annually.
Sustain an injury
A formal expression meaning to be injured .Receive an injury is an equivalent expression with less formality.
- Ten people received/sustained injuries in the car crash.
- Surprisingly,nobody received/sustained injuries in the fight.
- He was injured in the flight.
- His foot will be injured if you walk like this.
- They got injured because they were not careful.
Be hurt
To be damaged physically in an accident, attack,...
- Hundreds of people were killed and Thousands were hurt in the conflicts.
- He was seriously/slightly/severely/badly hurt in the explosion.
Be wounded
To be injured especially by a weapon, knife, bomb,...
- Ten people were wounded in the war yesterday.
- He was badly, critically, gravely, grievously, seriously, severely , fatally, mortally wounded after an unknown man shot him.
Be bleeding
To loss blood from a cut especially as a result of injury .
- His hand was bleeding.
- He almost bled to death after the bullet severed an artery.
- He fell down and his head was bleeding badly,terribly heavily, profusely,copiously .
- I wonder why sometimes my nose bleeds easily.
Get hurt
To be injured as a result of doing something dangerous.
- He got hurt seriously jumping out of a four- floor building.
- A lot of workers get hurt in mining accidents annually.
Sustain an injury
A formal expression meaning to be injured .Receive an injury is an equivalent expression with less formality.
- Ten people received/sustained injuries in the car crash.
- Surprisingly,nobody received/sustained injuries in the fight.
Strain vs. Sprain
Although these two words are often used interchangeably, they are different types of injuries.
Strain occurs when a muscle or tendon stretches too much. It's common for people to strain the muscles in their backs, necks, or legs.
Bones meet at joints, such as elbows, knees, or shoulders. That's where your body bends and rotates. Strong, elastic bands of tissue, called ligaments , hold bones together in the joints. A sprain happens when ligaments are overstretched (mild sprain) or torn (severe sprain). Ankles, wrists, and knees sprain easily.
Strain occurs when a muscle or tendon stretches too much. It's common for people to strain the muscles in their backs, necks, or legs.
Bones meet at joints, such as elbows, knees, or shoulders. That's where your body bends and rotates. Strong, elastic bands of tissue, called ligaments , hold bones together in the joints. A sprain happens when ligaments are overstretched (mild sprain) or torn (severe sprain). Ankles, wrists, and knees sprain easily.
How Is a Strain Different From a Sprain?
Even though both can hurt a lot, strains are not as serious as sprains. Because a strain is pain in the muscle, it may start to hurt immediately or several hours later. The area will be tender and swollen and may also appear bruised.A sprain will probably start to hurt right away. Usually the injury will swell and look bruised, it may be hard to walk or move the injured part, and you may even think you have broken a bone.
How Does a Strain or Sprain Happen?
Strains often happen when you put a lot of pressure on a muscle or tendon and or you push it too far, such as when lifting a heavy object. Strains may be more likely to happen if you haven't warmed up first to get blood circulating to the muscles. They're also common for someone returning to a sport after the off-season. That first time playing softball after a long winter off might lead to a strained calf or thigh muscle.A sudden (acute) strain is caused by:
- A recent injury
- Lifting heavy objects the wrong way
- Overstressing the muscles.
Sprains are caused by falling, twisting, or getting hit.These can force a joint out of its normal position. This kind of injury is common in sports, but can also happen any time you trip or fall. One mom sprained her ankle when she got tangled in the pants she was trying to put on!Sprains can occur if people:
- Fall and land on an arm
- Fall on the side of their foot
- Twist a knee.
Where Do Sprains Usually Occur?
Sprains happen most often in the ankle. Sometimes when people fall and land on their hand, they sprain their wrist. A sprain to the thumb is common in skiing and other sports.
Sources
To permanently injure someone
Maim
To injure or wound someone so seriously that a part of their body will no longer work as it should:
- Many people have been maimed for life by these bombs.
- The boy had been maimed in a train wreck.
- Tens of thousands of people are killed and maimed in car accidents around the world annually.
Cripple
To damage someone's body so severely that, they can never move their body properly again.
- Richard was crippled in the bombing of 1984, and had been in a wheelchair ever since.
- The accident crippled her for life.
- The driver, who had been taking drugs, crippled the young woman for life.
- As a child she contracted polio and was crippled for life. He was crippled for life by polio as a child.- He had been warned that another bad fall could cripple him for life...
Collocations
• ADV. for life, permanently As a child she contracted polio and was crippled for life.
• PHRASES be crippled with He's eighty and crippled with arthritis.
Mutilate
To damage someone's body so severely and violently, especially by cutting or removing part of it, usually by someone who physically attacks them.
- More than 30 horses have been mutilated in the last nine months...
- He tortured and mutilated six young men...
- The mutilated bodies of seven men have been found beside a railway line.
- The prisoners had been tortured and mutilated.
- Extra protection for mental patients who might mutilate themselves.
- Many of the bodies had been badly burned or mutilated.
Collocations
badly, horribly, severely, terribly mutilated.
Disfigure
To injure someone's appearance especially their face so that they no longer look attractive.
- She was horribly disfigured by the burns.
- Her body was reportedly found two days later, badly disfigured.
- The other three corpses are said to have been so badly disfigured that identification is proving difficult.
- He was badly disfigured by the accident.
Many women have been disfigured by the cosmetic surgery that has gone wrong.
Collocations
badly, grossly disfigured
To injure or wound someone so seriously that a part of their body will no longer work as it should:
- Many people have been maimed for life by these bombs.
- The boy had been maimed in a train wreck.
- Tens of thousands of people are killed and maimed in car accidents around the world annually.
Cripple
To damage someone's body so severely that, they can never move their body properly again.
- Richard was crippled in the bombing of 1984, and had been in a wheelchair ever since.
- The accident crippled her for life.
- The driver, who had been taking drugs, crippled the young woman for life.
- As a child she contracted polio and was crippled for life. He was crippled for life by polio as a child.- He had been warned that another bad fall could cripple him for life...
Collocations
• ADV. for life, permanently As a child she contracted polio and was crippled for life.
• PHRASES be crippled with He's eighty and crippled with arthritis.
Mutilate
To damage someone's body so severely and violently, especially by cutting or removing part of it, usually by someone who physically attacks them.
- More than 30 horses have been mutilated in the last nine months...
- He tortured and mutilated six young men...
- The mutilated bodies of seven men have been found beside a railway line.
- The prisoners had been tortured and mutilated.
- Extra protection for mental patients who might mutilate themselves.
- Many of the bodies had been badly burned or mutilated.
Collocations
badly, horribly, severely, terribly mutilated.
Disfigure
To injure someone's appearance especially their face so that they no longer look attractive.
- She was horribly disfigured by the burns.
- Her body was reportedly found two days later, badly disfigured.
- The other three corpses are said to have been so badly disfigured that identification is proving difficult.
- He was badly disfigured by the accident.
Many women have been disfigured by the cosmetic surgery that has gone wrong.
Collocations
badly, grossly disfigured
Injure your muscle
Pull: To injure a muscle by stretching it too sharply especially during a hard physical activity:
- I pulled a muscle in my back lifting some drawers.
- Lift it carefully, or you will pull a muscle.
- Dave pulled a back muscle and could barely kick the ball...
Strain: To injure or impair a muscle by using it too much or twisting it :
- He strained his back during a practice session.
- I've strained a muscle in my leg.
- You'll strain your eyes trying to read in this light.
Related subjects
Strains vs. Sprains
Injure a part of your body
Injure someone
- I pulled a muscle in my back lifting some drawers.
- Lift it carefully, or you will pull a muscle.
- Dave pulled a back muscle and could barely kick the ball...
Strain: To injure or impair a muscle by using it too much or twisting it :
- He strained his back during a practice session.
- I've strained a muscle in my leg.
- You'll strain your eyes trying to read in this light.
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Strains vs. Sprains
Injure a part of your body
Injure someone
Injure a part of your body
Injure To cause physical harm to a part of your body.
- He injured his leg in the accident.
- Tom injured his eye in the war.
Hurt To injure a part of your body, usually not very seriously.
- She hurt her arm climbing the mountain.
- He had hurt his back in an accident.
Damage To cause physical harm to a part of your body.
- The blast caused damage to his head.
- He suffered severe brain damage after a motorbike accident.
Do in (informal) an expression meaning to injure a part of your body,especially your back.
- Ted's not coming to work today- he's done his back in again.
- I has done my back in since when I tried to lift the heavy box.
Bruise to cause a mark to appear on someone's body by hitting or knocking it:
- She bruised her leg quite badly when she fell.
- She had slipped and badly bruised her face.
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- He injured his leg in the accident.
- Tom injured his eye in the war.
Hurt To injure a part of your body, usually not very seriously.
- She hurt her arm climbing the mountain.
- He had hurt his back in an accident.
Damage To cause physical harm to a part of your body.
- The blast caused damage to his head.
- He suffered severe brain damage after a motorbike accident.
Do in (informal) an expression meaning to injure a part of your body,especially your back.
- Ted's not coming to work today- he's done his back in again.
- I has done my back in since when I tried to lift the heavy box.
Bruise to cause a mark to appear on someone's body by hitting or knocking it:
- She bruised her leg quite badly when she fell.
- She had slipped and badly bruised her face.
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Injure your joints
Sprain
To cause an injury to a joint in your body by a sudden movement like twisting ,turning, stretching or violent bending :
- His ankle was sprained.
- She fell and sprained her wrist.
- I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
- Bob sprained his wrist playing tennis.
Twist
To injure a part of your body such as your ankle or wrist by turning or bending it too much, or in an unusual direction.
- He fell and twisted his ankle.
Wrench
To twist or turn suddenly and forcibly.
- She wrenched her arm badly.
- He wrenched her right shoulder during a game of hockey.
- He had wrenched his ankle badly from the force of the fall.
Dislocate
To cause a joint or bone to move out of its normal position by stretching .
- He dislocated his elbow in an accident.
- I dislocated my shoulder playing football.
- She dislocated her knee falling down some steps.
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To cause an injury to a joint in your body by a sudden movement like twisting ,turning, stretching or violent bending :
- His ankle was sprained.
- She fell and sprained her wrist.
- I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
- Bob sprained his wrist playing tennis.
Twist
To injure a part of your body such as your ankle or wrist by turning or bending it too much, or in an unusual direction.
- He fell and twisted his ankle.
Wrench
To twist or turn suddenly and forcibly.
- She wrenched her arm badly.
- He wrenched her right shoulder during a game of hockey.
- He had wrenched his ankle badly from the force of the fall.
Dislocate
To cause a joint or bone to move out of its normal position by stretching .
- He dislocated his elbow in an accident.
- I dislocated my shoulder playing football.
- She dislocated her knee falling down some steps.
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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.
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References
- English test.net
- Longman American Advanced Dictionary
- Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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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