The word "hurt" functions as a verb, adjective, or noun, signifying the causation of physical or emotional pain, injury to self or others, or a detrimental effect. As an adjective, it denotes being physically wounded or emotionally distressed. As a noun, it represents the sensation of emotional suffering.
The word "hurt" can be used as a verb, adjective, or noun. As a verb, it means to cause physical or emotional pain, to injure oneself or another, or to have a negative impact. As an adjective, it describes being physically injured or emotionally upset. As a noun, it refers to the feeling of emotional pain or distress.
[VERB 动词]使（自己或身体某部位）受伤 If you hurt yourself or hurt a part of your body, you feel pain because you have injured yourself.
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Yasin had seriously hurt himself while trying to escape from the police...
亚辛试图从警察手中逃脱时受了重伤。
He had hurt his back in an accident.
他在一次事故中伤了后背。
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[VERB 动词]（身体某部位）感到疼痛 If a part of your body hurts, you feel pain there.
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His collar bone only hurt when he lifted his arm.
他的锁骨只有在抬臂时才感觉到痛。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]受伤的 If you are hurt, you have been injured.
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His comrades asked him if he was hurt...
战友问他是否受伤了。
They were dazed but did not seem to be badly hurt.
他们有些神志不清，但看起来没有受重伤。
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[VERB 动词]弄伤，弄痛（他人） If you hurt someone, you cause them to feel pain.
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I didn't mean to hurt her, only to keep her still...
我不是故意要弄痛她，只是想让她别乱动。
You're hurting my arm...
你弄痛我的胳膊了。
Ouch. That hurt.
哎哟，好痛。
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[VERB 动词]伤害（感情）；使伤心 If someone hurts you, they say or do something that makes you unhappy.
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He is afraid of hurting Bessy's feelings...
他怕伤害了贝茜的感情。
She's afraid she's going to be hurt and that she'll never fall in love again...
她害怕自己会受到伤害，从而永远不会再恋爱了。
What hurts most is the betrayal, the waste.
最痛彻心扉的是背叛和感情的浪费。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（感情上）受到伤害的，伤心的 If you are hurt, you are upset because of something that someone has said or done.
Yes, I was hurt, jealous...
是的，我感到伤心、嫉妒。
He gave me a slightly hurt look.
他有点受伤地看了我一眼。
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[VERB 动词]伤心；感到痛苦 If you say that you are hurting, you mean that you are experiencing emotional pain.
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I am lonely and I am hurting.
我很孤单，很难过。
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[VERB 动词]危害；损害；妨碍；对…产生不良影响 To hurt someone or something means to have a bad effect on them or prevent them from succeeding.
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The combination of hot weather and decreased water supplies is hurting many industries...
炎热的天气和供水的减少正危及很多行业。
They may fear hurting their husbands' careers.
她们可能担心对丈夫的事业造成损害。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]伤心；痛苦；委屈 A feeling of hurt is a feeling that you have when you think that you have been treated badly or judged unfairly.
...feelings of hurt and anger, fear and despair...
伤心、愤怒、恐惧、绝望的复杂情感
I was full of jealousy and hurt...
我满怀嫉妒，伤心不已。
There would be a hurt in her heart for a while, but in the end she would get over it.
她可能会伤心难过一阵子，但最终她会好起来。
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[PHRASE 短语]（做…）不会有坏处 If you say 'It won't hurt to do something' or 'It never hurts to do something', you are recommending an action which you think is helpful or useful.
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[INFORMAL 非正式]
It never hurts to ask...
多问无妨。
It wouldn't hurt you to be a bit more serious.
认真一点对你没有坏处。
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hurthurtshurtingverb★(hurt,hurt)1★[transitive , intransitive ]hurt(sb/sth/yourself) to cause physical pain to sb/yourself; to injure sb/yourself （使）疼痛，受伤◆He hurt his back playing squash.他打壁球时背部受伤了。◆Did you hurt yourself?你伤着自己了吗？◆Stop it. You're hurting me.住手。你弄疼我了。◆My back is really hurting me today.我今天背疼得厉害。◆My shoes hurt—they're too tight.我的鞋子太紧，穿着夹脚。☞synonyms at
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2★[intransitive ]to feel painful 感到疼痛◆My feet hurt.我脚疼。◆Ouch! That hurt!哎哟！好疼！◆It hurtswhen I bend my knee. 我的膝盖一弯就疼。3★[intransitive , transitive ]to make sb unhappy or upset 使不快；使烦恼◆What really hurt was that he never answered my letter.真正让我伤心的是他从不给我回信。hurtsb/sth ◆I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you.对不起，我不是故意伤害你的。◆I didn't want to hurt his feelings.我并没有想伤害他的感情。it hurts (sb) to do sth◆It hurt me to think that he would lie to me.一想到他会对我说谎，我就很伤心。4[intransitive ]be hurting( informal) to feel unhappy or upset 感到不高兴（或烦恼）◆I know you're hurting and I want to help you.我知道你心烦，我想帮助你。5[transitive ]hurtsb/sth to have a bad effect on sb/sth 对…有不良影响◆Many people on low incomes will be hurt by the government's plans.很多低收入的人将受到政府这些方案的打击。☞synonyms at
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6[intransitive ]be hurting (for sth)( NAmE) to be in a difficult situation because you need sth, especially money 处于困境；手头拮据◆His campaign is already hurting for money.他从事的社会运动已经因缺乏经费而难以为继了。IDIOMit won't/wouldn't ˈhurt (sb/sth) (to do sth)used to say that sb should do a particular thing （做某事）不会有什么损害；（某人）应该做某事◆It wouldn't hurt you to help with the housework occasionally.你应该偶尔帮忙做做家务。☞more at
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v.adjective★1★injured physically （身体上）受伤的◆None of the passengers were badly hurt.乘客中没有人严重受伤。OPP
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2★upset and offended by sth that sb has said or done （感情上）受伤的◆a hurt look/expression伤心的眼神╱表情◆She was deeply hurtthat she had not been invited. 她未被邀请，感到十分难过。◆Martha's hurt pride showed in her eyes.从玛莎的眼神可以看出她的自尊受到了伤害。noun[uncountable , singular ]( rather informal) a feeling of unhappiness because sb has been unkind or unfair to you 心灵创伤；委屈◆There was hurt and real anger in her voice.她的声音显得既难过又愤怒。◆It was a hurt that would take a long time to heal.那是需要很长时间才能愈合的创伤。SYNONYMS 同义词辨析hurtache ◆burn ◆sting ◆tingle ◆itch ◆throb These are all words that can be used when part of your body feels painful. 以上各词均可指身体部位感到疼痛。■hurt(of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain 指（身体部位）感到疼痛、（某一动作）引起疼痛：◆My feet hurt.我脚疼。◆Ouch! That hurt!哎哟！好疼！■acheto feel a continuous dull pain 指疼痛、隐痛：◆I'm aching all over.我周身疼痛。■burn(of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful 指（身体部位）火辣辣地痛、发烫：◆Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air.空气中弥漫的化学物质熏得我们的眼睛火辣辣地痛。■stingto make sb feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain 指（使）身体部位感觉刺痛、灼痛：◆My eyes were stinging from the smoke.烟熏得我眼睛痛。■tingle(of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there 指（身体部位）感到刺痛：◆The cold air made her face tingle.冷空气冻得她的脸发痛。■itchto have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this 指（使）皮肤发痒：◆I itch all over.我浑身痒。◆Does the rash itch?皮疹痒吗？■throb(of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats 指（身体部位）有规律地抽动、抽痛：◆His head throbbed painfully.他的头一抽一跳地痛。PATTERNS◆your eyeshurt/ache/burn/sting/itch ◆your skinhurts/burns/stings/tingles/itches ◆your fleshhurts/burns/stings/tingles ◆your headhurts/aches/throbs ◆your stomachhurts/aches ◆to reallyhurt/ache/burn/sting/tingle/itch/throb ◆to hurt/ache/sting/itch badly / badly ◆Ithurts/stings/tingles/itches. hurt/hɜːt; NAmEhɜːrt/
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1injure somebody [transitive] to injure yourself or someone else: Was anyone hurt in the accident? Put that thing down – you might hurt someone with it.hurt your arm/leg/nose etc He hurt his knee playing football.hurt yourself Be careful you don’t fall and hurt yourself.2feel pain [intransitive] to feel pain in part of your body → ache: My back hurts. Where does it hurt? It hurts when I try to move my leg.hurt like hell informal (=hurt very much) My shoulder hurts like hell.3cause pain [transitive] to cause pain in a part of your body: The sun’s hurting my eyes.4insult somebody [intransitive, transitive] to make someone feel very upset, unhappy, sad etc: I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.it hurts (somebody) to do something What hurts is that he never even said goodbye. It hurt me to think that you hated me.5bad effect [transitive] to have a bad effect on someone or something, especially by making them less successful or powerful: Foreign competition has hurt the company’s position in the market.6be hurting American Englisha)informal to feel very upset or unhappy about something: Martha’s going through a divorce and really hurting right now.b)if a group, organization etc is hurting, they do not have something important that they needhurt for The team is hurting for quarterbacks.7something won’t/doesn’t hurt spoken said when you think someone should do something or that something is a good idea: The house looks pretty good, but a fresh paint job wouldn’t hurt either.it won’t/doesn’t hurt (somebody) to do something It won’t hurt Julia to get up early for a change.THESAURUSto injure yourself or someone elsehurt to damage part of your body, or someone else’s body: · She slipped on the ice and hurt herself badly.· Be careful you don’t hurt anyone with that knife.injure to hurt yourself quite severely, or to be hurt in an accident or fighting: · One of our players has injured his leg, and will be out of the game for weeks.· Four people have been seriously injured on the Arizona highway.wound to deliberately hurt someone using a weapon such as a knife or gun: · The gunmen shot and killed twelve people and wounded three others.maim /meɪm/ [usually passive] to hurt someone very severely, especially so that they lose an arm, leg etc, often as the result of an explosion: · In countries where there are landmines, people are killed and maimed daily.break to hurt a part of your body by breaking a bone in it: · The X-ray showed that I had broken my wrist.bruise to hurt a part of your body when you fall on it or hit it, causing a dark mark to appear on your skin: · Cathy fell off her bike and bruised her legs badly.sprain/twist to hurt your knee, wrist, shoulder etc by suddenly twisting it while you are moving: · I jumped down from the wall and landed awkwardly, spraining my ankle.strain/pull to hurt one of your muscles by stretching it or using it too much: · When you are lifting heavy loads, be careful not to strain a back muscle.dislocate to damage a joint in your body in a way that moves the two parts of the joint out of their normal position: · Our best batsman dislocated his shoulder during training.paralyse [usually passive] to make someone lose the ability to move part or all of their body: · A climbing accident had left him paralysed from the chest down.when part of your body feels painfulhurt if part of your body hurts, it feels painful: · My chest hurts when I cough.ache to hurt with a continuous pain: · I’d been walking all day and my legs were really aching.throb to feel a bad pain that comes and goes again in a regular and continuous way: · Lou had a terrible headache and his whole head seemed to be throbbing.sting to feel a sharp pain, or to make someone feel this, especially in your eyes, throat, or skin: · My throat stings every time I swallow.· This injection may sting a little.smart to hurt with a sudden sharp pain – used especially about your eyes, or your skin where something has hit you: · Her eyes were smarting from the thick smoke.· Jackson’s face was still smarting from the punch.burn to feel very hot and painful or uncomfortable: · Be careful because this chemical will make your skin burn.· His eyes were burning because of the gas.pinch if something you are wearing pinches you, it is too tight and presses painfully on your skin: · The shirt was a bit too small and it was pinching my neck.something is killing me spoken informal used when something feels very painful: · My legs are killing me.· These shoes are killing me.a bad back/leg/arm etc if you have a bad back/leg/arm etc, it feels painful: · He’s off work with a bad back.
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1[not usually before noun] suffering pain or injurySYN injuredbadly/seriously hurt Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. Sometimes players get hurt in training.2very upset or unhappy because someone has said or done something unkind, dishonest, or unfair: Rachel felt hurt and betrayed. He’s no good for you, Jenny. You’ll only get hurt again. his hurt pride She wore a hurt expression on her face.very/deeply hurt Alice was deeply hurt that she hadn’t been invited.
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a feeling of great unhappiness because someone, especially someone you trust, has treated you badly or unfairly: She saw the hurt in his eyes. all the hurts and wrongs of the past → harm