a mark that is left on the skin after a wound has got better 伤疤;伤痕;瘢痕 Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessc1She had a long scar running down her face. 她的脸从上到下有一道长长的伤疤。 The cut left a permanen t scar on his arm. 刀口在他胳膊上留下了永久的伤疤。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- large
- long
- …
- leave
- bear
- expose
- …
- remain
- form
- fade
- …
- tissue
- scar on
a permanent sad or painful feeling that a person is left with after an unpleasant experience (精神上的)创伤;伤痕 His years in prison have left deep scars. 他在狱中的岁月给他留下了深深的创伤。 My husband died four years ago and the scar hasn’t healed yet. 我丈夫四年前去世了,伤疤还没有愈合。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- large
- long
- …
- leave
- bear
- expose
- …
- remain
- form
- fade
- …
- tissue
- scar on
something unpleasant or ugly that damages the appearance or public image of something 有损外观(或公共形象)的地方;污点;煞风景之处 an area of a hill or cliff where there is exposed rock and no grass (小山或悬崖上的)裸岩 a mile-long limestone scar 一英里长光秃秃的灰岩
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French escharre, via late Latin from Greek eskhara ‘scab’.