A1 noun #462 پرکاربردترین 2 دقیقه مطالعه

wound

توضیح wound در سطح شما:

A wound is a cut on your body. If you fall, you might get a wound. You should put a bandage on it to help it get better.

A wound is a physical injury. It happens when your skin is cut. Doctors help clean wounds so they do not get infected.

When someone has a wound, it means their skin is broken. This often happens due to accidents. It is important to keep the area clean and dry to ensure it heals correctly.

A wound refers to a breach in the skin or tissue. While physically it requires medical attention, we also use the term figuratively to describe deep emotional pain that has not yet faded.

The term wound denotes a disruption of bodily integrity. Beyond the clinical context, it is frequently employed in literary discourse to represent psychological trauma or deep-seated resentment that persists over time.

Etymologically derived from Germanic roots, wound signifies a profound rupture. In advanced usage, it serves as a powerful metaphor for historical or societal trauma, suggesting that some injuries, whether physical or abstract, leave lasting scars that define the subject's future trajectory.

wound در ۳۰ ثانیه

  • A wound is a break in the skin.
  • It often requires a bandage.
  • It rhymes with 'spoon'.
  • It can also mean emotional pain.

When we talk about a wound, we are referring to a break in the skin or body tissue. Think of it as a serious scratch or cut that needs a little extra attention to heal properly.

It is important to distinguish a wound from a simple bruise. While a bruise happens under the skin, a wound involves an opening. You might get one from a kitchen knife, a fall on the pavement, or even a surgical procedure. Always remember to keep it clean!

The word wound has deep roots in Old English, coming from the word wund. It has been used to describe physical injuries for over a thousand years.

It shares a history with similar Germanic languages, including Old Saxon and Old High German. Interestingly, while it started as a purely physical term, it eventually expanded to include emotional pain—like a 'wounded heart'—by the Middle English period.

In daily life, we often use wound in medical or first-aid contexts. You will hear people say, 'Clean the wound' or 'The wound is healing nicely.'

In more formal or literary settings, the word can be used metaphorically. You might read about someone having 'emotional wounds' from a difficult past. It is a versatile word that carries a sense of seriousness.

1. Salt in the wound: Making a bad situation worse. Example: 'Don't mention the failed test; it just adds salt to the wound.'
2. Heal old wounds: To resolve past conflicts. Example: 'They met to heal old wounds after years of silence.'
3. Open wound: A situation that is still painful or unresolved. Example: 'The loss of her job is still an open wound.'
4. Wound up: To be very excited or stressed. Example: 'He was so wound up before the big game.'
5. Lick one's wounds: To recover from a defeat. Example: 'He went home to lick his wounds after the argument.'

The plural form of wound is wounds. It is a countable noun, meaning you can have 'one wound' or 'several wounds.'

Pronunciation is tricky! As a noun, it rhymes with 'spoon' (/wuːnd/). However, the past tense of the verb 'wind' (to turn) is also spelled 'wound' but pronounced like 'found' (/waʊnd/). Don't let that confuse you!

نکته جالب

The word has kept its meaning for over a thousand years.

راهنمای تلفظ

بریتانیایی /wuːnd/

rhymes with 'moon'

آمریکایی /wuːnd/

rhymes with 'soon'

خطاهای رایج

  • pronouncing it like 'found'
  • confusing with the verb 'wind'
  • stressing the wrong syllable

هم‌قافیه با

spoon moon soon tune noon

سطح دشواری

خواندن 2/5

Easy to read

نوشتن 2/5

Easy to write

صحبت کردن 2/5

Easy to say

گوش دادن 2/5

Easy to hear

بعداً چه یاد بگیریم؟

پیش‌نیازها

cut skin hurt pain

بعداً یاد بگیرید

bandage infection surgeon trauma

پیشرفته

laceration cauterize psychological trauma

گرامر لازم

Countable Nouns

one wound, two wounds

Articles with Nouns

a wound, the wound

Verb-Noun Collocations

clean the wound

مثال‌ها بر اساس سطح

1

I have a small wound on my finger.

small cut

countable noun

2

The wound needs a bandage.

injury needs cover

subject-verb

3

My wound is clean.

not dirty

adjective

4

Do not touch the wound.

keep hands off

imperative

5

The wound is red.

color of injury

linking verb

6

I see a wound.

I look at injury

verb-object

7

The wound hurts.

it causes pain

verb

8

He has a wound.

he is injured

possession

1

The doctor cleaned the deep wound.

2

She put a bandage on her arm wound.

3

The wound is healing very slowly.

4

He got a wound from the sharp knife.

5

Keep the wound dry to prevent infection.

6

The wound was very painful.

7

She covered the wound with gauze.

8

Is the wound still bleeding?

1

The surgeon stitched the large wound.

2

It took weeks for the wound to close.

3

He suffered a serious wound in the accident.

4

The wound left a permanent scar on his leg.

5

She carefully dressed the patient's wound.

6

The wound became infected after two days.

7

He tried to hide the wound with his sleeve.

8

The wound was a result of a freak accident.

1

The emotional wound of losing her job was hard to bear.

2

He sought to heal the wounds of the past.

3

The soldiers were treated for various combat wounds.

4

Time is the best healer for a deep emotional wound.

5

Her words were like salt in an open wound.

6

The wound was superficial and required no stitches.

7

He carried the wounds of his childhood into adulthood.

8

The wound was festering and needed urgent attention.

1

The political scandal left a deep wound in the party's reputation.

2

He was still nursing the wounds of his failed marriage.

3

The society is struggling to heal the wounds of civil war.

4

His critique was a wound to my professional pride.

5

She described the experience as a psychic wound.

6

The wound to his ego was far worse than the physical injury.

7

They are trying to mend the wounds of a broken community.

8

The historical wound remains unhealed in the national memory.

1

The poem explores the visceral nature of a spiritual wound.

2

He perceived the betrayal as a mortal wound to their friendship.

3

The narrative traces the slow cauterization of a deep-seated wound.

4

She articulated the trauma as an existential wound.

5

The wound of displacement is common among refugees.

6

His philosophy addresses the healing of the human wound.

7

The text examines the lingering wounds of colonial history.

8

She suffered a wound to her sensibilities.

مترادف‌ها

متضادها

healing remedy

ترکیب‌های رایج

deep wound
clean a wound
dress a wound
infected wound
heal a wound
festering wound
bullet wound
knife wound
surgical wound
open wound

اصطلاحات و عبارات

"salt in the wound"

making a bad situation worse

Don't remind me of my failure; it's salt in the wound.

casual

"lick one's wounds"

to recover from a defeat

He is home licking his wounds after the loss.

casual

"heal old wounds"

to resolve past conflicts

It is time we heal old wounds and move on.

neutral

"open wound"

a source of ongoing pain

The betrayal is still an open wound for him.

neutral

"rub salt in the wound"

deliberately making someone feel worse

Why rub salt in the wound by mentioning his ex?

casual

"a mortal wound"

a fatal injury

The company suffered a mortal wound from the scandal.

formal

به‌راحتی اشتباه گرفته می‌شود

wound در مقابل bruise

both are injuries

bruise doesn't break the skin

I have a bruise on my leg.

wound در مقابل scar

both follow injuries

a scar is the result of a healed wound

The wound left a scar.

wound در مقابل wind (past tense)

same spelling

different pronunciation and meaning

He wound the clock.

wound در مقابل injury

both mean harm

injury is the general category

He suffered a sports injury.

الگوهای جمله‌سازی

A1

The wound + verb

The wound is healing.

A2

Subject + clean + the wound

She cleaned the wound.

B1

Subject + suffer + a wound

He suffered a deep wound.

B2

The wound + left + a scar

The wound left a permanent scar.

C1

Heal + the + wounds

Time will heal the wounds.

خانواده کلمه

اسم‌ها

wounding the act of causing an injury

فعل‌ها

wound to cause an injury

صفت‌ها

wounded having an injury

مرتبط

injury synonym

نحوه استفاده

frequency

7

مقیاس رسمیت

medical/clinical neutral casual slang

نکات

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Memory Palace Trick

Imagine a bandage on your arm to remember the word.
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When Native Speakers Use It

They use it for serious cuts or metaphorical pain.
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Cultural Insight

It is a common metaphor in English poetry.
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Grammar Shortcut

It acts like any other countable noun.
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Say It Right

Remember: rhymes with spoon.
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Don't Make This Mistake

Don't confuse it with the past tense of 'wind'.
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Did You Know?

It has been in English for over 1,000 years.
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Study Smart

Learn the collocations like 'deep wound'.
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Rhyme Time

Practice saying 'wound' and 'spoon' together.
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Context Matters

Use 'cut' for kitchen accidents, 'wound' for medical ones.

حفظ کنید

روش یادسپاری

Wound rhymes with spoon; use a spoon to clean a wound (a bit silly but works!).

تداعی تصویری

A red mark on the skin with a bandage over it.

شبکه واژگان

injury bandage healing blood doctor

چالش

Write three sentences using 'wound' today.

ریشه کلمه

Old English

معنای اصلی: a physical injury

بافت فرهنگی

Can be a sensitive topic if referring to war or violence.

Commonly used in medical contexts and in phrases about emotional pain.

'Wounds' (film) various war poems

تمرین در زندگی واقعی

موقعیت‌های واقعی

at the doctor

  • clean the wound
  • dress the wound
  • is the wound infected?

first aid

  • cover the wound
  • stop the bleeding
  • check the wound

literature/poetry

  • emotional wound
  • heal the wounds
  • deep wound

news/reporting

  • gunshot wound
  • serious wound
  • sustained a wound

شروع‌کننده‌های مکالمه

"Have you ever had a serious wound?"

"What is the best way to treat a small wound?"

"Do you think time heals all wounds?"

"What is the difference between a cut and a wound?"

"Have you ever seen a wound that needed stitches?"

موضوعات نگارش

Describe a time you had a small injury.

Write about the metaphor 'time heals all wounds'.

How do you help someone who is hurt?

Why do we use bandages on wounds?

سوالات متداول

8 سوال
No, a wound breaks the skin; a bruise does not.
It rhymes with 'spoon'.
Yes, but 'I have a cut' is more common for small injuries.
Wounds.
Yes, it can be a verb, but it is pronounced differently.
It means making a bad situation worse.
Injury is broader; use wound for skin cuts.
It is neutral but often used in serious or medical contexts.

خودت رو بسنج

fill blank A1

The ___ needs a bandage.

درسته! نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: wound

a wound is an injury needing a bandage.

multiple choice A2

What is a wound?

درسته! نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: A physical injury

a wound is an injury to the skin.

true false B1

A wound always involves broken skin.

درسته! نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: درست

yes, a wound is defined by a break in the skin.

match pairs B1

Word

معنی

همه جفت شدند!

these are common collocations.

sentence order B2

کلمات زیر رو بزن تا جمله رو بسازی
درسته! نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح:

the doctor cleaned the wound.

multiple choice B2

Which idiom means to recover from a defeat?

درسته! نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: Lick one's wounds

licking wounds is a metaphor for recovery.

true false C1

The word 'wound' can be used to describe emotional pain.

درسته! نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: درست

it is a common figurative use.

fill blank C1

The scandal left a ___ wound in his reputation.

درسته! نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: deep

deep wound is a standard collocation.

multiple choice C2

What is the etymological root of 'wound'?

درسته! نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: Old English

it comes from Old English 'wund'.

sentence order C2

کلمات زیر رو بزن تا جمله رو بسازی
درسته! نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح:

time heals all wounds.

امتیاز: /10

محتوای مرتبط

واژه‌های بیشتر Health

incidance

C1

یعنی یه اتفاق بد، مثل بیماری یا جرم، چقدر زیاد اتفاق میفته.

treat

B1

To behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way. It also means to provide medical care for an illness or injury, or to buy or do something special for someone.

bunion

B2

A bunion is a painful, bony bump that develops on the inside of the foot at the big toe joint. It occurs when some of the bones in the front part of the foot move out of place, causing the tip of the big toe to get pulled toward the smaller toes.

opioid

C1

اینها دسته‌ای از داروها هستند که با اثر بر گیرنده‌های خاصی در بدن، درد را تسکین می‌دهند. عمدتاً برای تسکین درد استفاده می‌شوند اما می‌توانند اعتیادآور باشند.

arthritic

C1

یعنی کسی که آرتروز داره و مفاصلش دردناک و سفته. به صورت استعاری هم برای سیستم‌ها یا سازمان‌های خیلی قدیمی و کُند استفاده می‌شه.

gym

A1

A gym is a room or building equipped for physical exercise and sports. It is a place where people go to work out, lift weights, or take fitness classes to improve their health.

nausea

A1

Nausea is the feeling of being sick in your stomach and wanting to vomit. It often happens when you are ill, traveling in a car, or after eating bad food.

head

A1

The upper part of the human body that contains the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. It is supported by the neck and is the center for the senses and thinking.

tumor

A1

An abnormal growth of body tissue that forms a mass or lump. It occurs when cells divide too much and can be either harmless (benign) or dangerous (malignant).

injection

B2

یعنی با سرنگ یه مایعی، مخصوصاً دارو، رو به بدن تزریق کنی. به معنی وارد کردن چیز جدیدی مثل پول هم به کار میره.

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