hurt, injure, harm 和 wound 都有"伤"的意思,但各自的含义和用法不同。

①hurt普通用语,既可指肉体上的伤害,也可指精神上、感情上的伤害。如:

The driver hurt himself badly in the accident.

那位司机在这次事故中伤得很重。

She hurt her leg when she fell.她跌倒时,一条腿受了伤。

He felt hurt at your words.你的话使他很难过。

注意:指肉体上的伤害时,hurt可与badly, slightly, seriously等连用;但若指精神上的创伤,只能说very much/rather/deeply hurt。

②injure比hurt正式,hurt 多指伤痛。而injure则指损害健康、成就、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。

Drinking can injure one's health. 喝酒对人的健康有害。

I hope I didn't injure her feelings.我希望没有伤害她的感情。

③harm用于肉体或精神上的伤害均可,有时可指引起不安或不便。还可用于抽象事物,尤其是指不道德的事情。如:

Don't harm your eyes by reading in dim light.

不要在昏暗的灯光下看书,以免损害眼睛。

I have never harmed anybody.我从未伤害过任何人。

There was a fire in our street, but no one was harmed.

我们街里曾发生过火灾,但没人受伤。

④wound 指枪伤、刀伤、刺伤等皮肉之伤,是出血的、严重的伤,特指战场上的受伤。它可以指肉体上的伤害。也可比喻指人们精神上的创伤。如:

The bullet wounded his arm. 子弹打伤了他的一只胳膊。

The robber wounded him with a knife.那个强盗用刀刺伤了他。

You have wounded his pride.你伤害了他的自尊心。

经典考题：

1. ---Have you heard about that accident near the school ?

    --- Yes, luckily , no one                 .

    A. hurt  B. was hurt  C. has hurt  D. were hurt

Keys:

1.B