heal

verb

/hiːl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they heal	/hiːl/ /hiːl/
he / she / it heals	/hiːlz/ /hiːlz/
past simple healed	/hiːld/ /hiːld/
past participle healed	/hiːld/ /hiːld/
-ing form healing	/ˈhiːlɪŋ/ /ˈhiːlɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to become healthy again; to make something healthy again（使）康复，复原
- It took a long time for the wounds to heal.伤口过了很长时间才愈合。
- heal up The cut healed up without leaving a scar.伤口愈合没留下疤痕。
- heal something This will help to heal your cuts and scratches.这个会有助于治好割伤和擦伤。
- (figurative) It was a chance to heal the wounds in the party (= to repair the damage that had been done).那是个弥合党内创伤的机会。
Homophones heal | heel | he'll
heal heel he'll
/hiːl/

/hiːl/
- heal verb
  Salt can heal wounds.盐可以愈合伤口。
- heel noun
  Her heel caught in the stairs and she tumbled down.她的脚后跟被楼梯绊了一下，摔倒了。
- he'll short form he will
  He'll arrive in a minute!他马上就要到了！
Topics Illnessb2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- fully
- properly
- …
[transitive] heal somebody (of something) (old use or formal) to cure somebody who is ill; to make somebody feel happy again治疗（病人）；使又愉快起来
- the story of Jesus healing ten lepers of their disease耶稣治愈十个麻风病人的故事
- I felt healed by his love.他的爱使我又快乐了起来。
Topics Medicineb2
[transitive, intransitive] heal (something) to put an end to something or make something easier to bear; to end or become easier to bear（使）结束，较容易忍受
- She was never able to heal the rift between herself and her father.她一直未能填平和她父亲之间的鸿沟。
- The breach between them never really healed.他们之间的裂痕从来没有真正弥合。

词源Old English hǣlan (in the sense ‘restore to sound health’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heelen and German heilen, also to whole.