hurt; injure; wound; cut
hurt为普通用语,既可指肉体上的伤害(可被badly, slightly, seriously等修饰),也可指精神上、感情上的伤害(被very much/rather/deeply修饰),多指伤痛。如:
I hurt my leg badly in the football match.在那场足球赛中,我的腿受了重伤。
He felt rather hurt at your words.你的话使他很难过。
injure比hurt正式,主要指意外事故中损害健康、容貌等,强调功能的损失。如:
A bullet injured his left eye.一颗子弹伤了他的左眼。
wound指枪伤、刀伤、刺伤等皮肉之伤,是出血的、严重的伤,尤其指用武器有意造成的伤口、伤疤或战场上受伤。也可指人们精神上的创伤。如:
The thief wounded him with a knife.那小偷用刀刺伤了他。
You have wounded his pride.你伤害了他的自尊心。
cut指无意中造成的轻伤。如:
How did you get that cut on your hand﹖你手上的伤口是怎么弄的?