“sprain”作为名词,意思是“扭伤(关节)”;作为动词,意思是“扭伤(关节)”。其用法灵活,在句中可作主语、宾语、谓语等,常见搭配有“sprain one's ankle/wrist”等,表示扭伤脚踝、手腕等具体部位。
名词:“sprain”作名词时,指的是关节或韧带因过度伸展或扭曲而造成的损伤,即“扭伤(关节)”。例如:He suffered a severe sprain in his knee.(他的膝盖严重扭伤。)
动词:“sprain”作动词时,意为“扭伤(关节)”。例如:I sprained my ankle while playing basketball.(我打篮球时扭伤了脚踝。)
作名词:
在句中可作主语,如“The sprain kept him off the sports field for weeks.”(这次扭伤让他好几周都没能上运动场。)
也可作宾语,如“He had a bad sprain on his wrist.”(他的手腕严重扭伤。)
作动词:
在句中作谓语,通常用于描述某人扭伤关节的动作,其过去式和过去分词形式都是“sprained”。例如:She sprained her ankle when she fell down the stairs.(她从楼梯上摔下来,扭伤了脚踝。)
常见搭配有“sprain one's + 身体部位”,如“sprain one's ankle”(扭伤脚踝)、“sprain one's wrist”(扭伤手腕)、“sprain one's knee”(扭伤膝盖)等。例如:He sprained his wrist in the football game.(他在足球比赛中扭伤了手腕。)
名词例句:
The doctor diagnosed him with a sprain.(医生诊断他扭伤了。)
A sprain can be very painful.(扭伤可能会非常疼。)
动词例句:
She accidentally sprained her ankle during the hike.(她在徒步旅行时不小心扭伤了脚踝。)
I think I sprained my back lifting that heavy box.(我觉得我搬那个重箱子时扭伤了背。)