heal
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to become healthy again; to make something healthy again (使)康複,複原 It took a long time for the wounds to heal. 傷口過了很長時間才愈合。 - heal up
The cut healed up without leaving a scar. 傷口愈合沒留下疤痕。 - heal something
This will help to heal your cuts and scratches. 這個會有助於治好割傷和擦傷。 - (figurative)
It was a chance to heal the wounds in the party (= to repair the damage that had been done). 那是個彌合黨内創傷的機會。
Homophones heal | heel | he'llheal heel he'llTopics Illnessb2- heal verb
Salt can heal wounds. 鹽可以愈合傷口。
- heel noun
Her heel caught in the stairs and she tumbled down. 她的腳後跟被樓梯絆了一下,摔倒了。
- he'll short form he will
He'll arrive in a minute! 他馬上就要到了!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- fully
- properly
- …
- [transitive] heal somebody (of something) (old use or formal)
to cure somebody who is ill; to make somebody feel happy again 治療(病人);使又愉快起來 the story of Jesus healing ten lepers of their disease 耶稣治愈十個麻風病人的故事 I felt healed by his love. 他的愛使我又快樂了起來。
- [transitive, intransitive] heal (something)
to put an end to something or make something easier to bear; to end or become easier to bear (使)結束,較容易忍受
Word OriginOld English hǣlan (in the sense ‘restore to sound health’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heelen and German heilen, also to whole.