bruise

Compared meaning: to cause physical injury (verb).

比较义项：身体受伤、擦伤，碰伤（动词）。

• bruise 本词

  Bruise specifically means to get a visible discoloured mark on the skin from a knock or fall, without necessarily breaking the skin; it names a mild, cosmetic injury rather than general harm.

  bruise专指因撞击或摔倒而在皮肤上留下可见的淤青或伤痕，皮肤通常不会破损；它指的是一种较轻、外观上的伤，而非泛指的身体伤害。

  She bruised her arm when she bumped into the table edge.

  她撞到桌角时把手臂碰出了淤青。

• injure

  Injure is a more formal, general word for causing physical harm or damage to the body; it often implies more serious injury, such as a torn muscle or broken bone, and appears often in warnings.

  injure是较为正式、泛指的词，表示对身体造成伤害或损害；它常暗示较严重的伤害，如肌肉拉伤或骨折，也常出现在安全警告中。

  Be careful not to injure yourself while lifting heavy boxes.

  搬运重箱子时要小心，别伤到自己。

• hurt

  Hurt is the most common, everyday word for causing physical pain, whether mild or serious; it focuses on the feeling of pain rather than a visible mark or a formal degree of damage.

  hurt是最常用、最口语化的词，表示造成身体疼痛，程度可轻可重；它强调疼痛本身的感觉，而不是可见的伤痕或正式的伤害程度。

  She hurt her knee while running down the stairs.

  她跑下楼梯时伤到了膝盖。

Bruise, injure, and hurt all describe harm to the body. Bruise means getting a visible mark on the skin from a knock or fall. Injure is formal, often for serious harm, like a broken bone. Hurt is a common word for pain, mild or serious.

这三个词都表示身体受伤，但侧重点不同：bruise指因撞击或摔倒而在皮肤上留下淤青，程度较轻；injure语气正式，通常指较严重的身体损伤；hurt最常用，泛指引起疼痛，程度轻重不定。这里不比较hurt表示“感情受伤”以及injure表示“损害（名誉等）”的用法。