Ififllo 2 not wanting or not willing to do sth /pi®, 71# H ( fi&^V ) : We were in no hurry to get back to work after the holiday. ©Air

ff „ sb will not do sth again in a hurry (informal) used to say that sb does not want to do sth again because it was not enjoyable ^A#7i£fi$3£^P^:: I won’t be going there again in a hurry—the food was terrible.

SYNONYMS

hurt

ache ♦ burn ♦ sting ♦ tingle ♦ throb

These are all words that can be used when part of your body feels painful.

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hurt (of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain jf (

—My feet hurt. o Ouch!

That hurt!

ache to feel a continuous dull pain Ptfi:

I’m aching all over. ftfflM'feMo burn (of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful jf ( ;#j£.gpfJt ) A^HTM, XM: Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air. 7^7$'

sting to make sb feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain j#.( fj£ )

$!] My eyes were stinging from the smoke.

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tingle (of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there jf ( |ff£ §Pf& ) : The cold air made her face tingle.

throb (of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats tH ( #ft#Pfi ) W1Ifiitfe®^J>

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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■ to hurt/ache/burn/sting/tingle/throb from sth

■ Your eyes hurt/ache/burn/sting.

■ Your flesh/skin hurts/burns/stings/tingles.

■ Your head hurts/aches/throbs.

■ Your stomach hurts/aches.

■ to really hurt/ache/burn/sting/tingle/throb

■ to hurt/ache/sting badly/a lot

■ It hurts/stings/tingles.

hurt 0-w /h3:t; NAmEh3:rt/ verb, adj., noun m verb (hurt, hurt) 1 to cause physical pain to sb/ yourself; to injure sb/yourself ( {£ ) SfA [VN]

He hurt his back playing squash, fife tT II N" # IP

7 o 0 Did you hurt yourself? fft f)5 lif £ 7®5? 0 Stop it. You’re hurting me. fiAo ff # ^ ft 7 ₀ 0 My back is really hurting me today. 0 [V] My

shoes hurt—they’re too tight. ft&fjfiAA!^, AJBt

0 note at injure 2 [V] to feel painful : My feet

hurt, ft P ^ „ 0 Ouch! That hurt! ft $ ! &£ ! 0 It

hurts when I bend my knee. ft^Jillt—3 to make sb unhappy or upset f|£7'A; fsfeMt®: [V] What really hurt was that he never answered my letter, jit IE it ftfft'l/WIHtfe;A7£nft 0f#o 0 [VN] I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you. 7 ®, ft 7 ;Hft fft #? fAM _c 0

1 didn’t want to hurt his feelings. ft Aj&WMfftlFftfelWfil

'If ₀ o [VN to inf] It hurt me to think that he would lie to me.—sili'Jflfe;&$*TftiM, fttW^IA [also V to inf] 4 [V] be hurting (informal) to feel unhappy or upset 7i^i A ( ) : I know you’re hurting and I want to

help you. ft^ilffp'frM, ftiSfl?#l#o 5 [VN] to have a bad effect on sb/sth • • • W 7 H. ft B|r] : Many people on

low incomes will be hurt by the government’s plans, fti|fcA«A#g»S^ji«;fr*«*r*. o note at

damage 6 [V] be hurting (for sth) (NAmE) to be in a difficult situation because you need sth, especially money His campaign is already hurting

for money.

7o IEIBI it won’t/wouldn’t hurt (sb/sth) (to do sth) used to say that sb should do a particular thing ( f$^

♦ ) (^A‘) MW*: It wouldn’t

hurt you to help with the housework occasionally, fft ft f^fPIAIf 1£f$fiftlC^₀ — more at fly /?., hit v.

madj. 1 injured physically ( ).3£'$j#l: None of

the passengers were badly hurt. AAJl'x/A

rain unhurt 2 upset and offended by sth that sb has said or done ( !& 'If ± ) KKJ : a hurt look/ expression fAt&fjBH® / A'lf 0 She was deeply hurt that she had not been invited. 0

Martha’s hurt pride showed in her eyes. Ak^j^&fjBiiB# Rj

■ noun [U, sing.] a feeling of unhappiness because sb has

been unkind or unfair to you : There

was hurt and real anger in her voice.

0 It was a hurt that would take a long

time to heal.

hurtful /'h3itfl; NAmE 'h3:rtfl/ adj. ~ (to sb) (of comments if ifc) making you feel upset and offended \% ]^'|f iff; g ^ifj H771 unkind: I cannot forget the hurtful things he said, ft ft AS id flfe#J!P1f ^1 if o 0 The bad reviews of her new book were very hurtful to her. ff$tfe#J§r ffiif itfsfeMfS^t&o ► hurtfully

/-fall/ adv.: He said, rather hurtfully, that he had better things to do than come and see me. fife if life i£, A

hurtle /'h3:tl; NAmE 'h3:rtl/ verb [V +adv./prep.] to move very fast in a particular direction ( fn]3£7A[a] )

S/f : A runaway car came hurtling towards us. — $j

hus band 0-w /'hAzband/ noun, verb

m noun (also informal hubby) the man that a woman is married to; a married man A A: This is my husband, Steve. j&f£JiftWtA, A#Ao (Ml husband and 'wife a man and woman who are married to each other A£j: They lived together as husband and wife (= as if they were married) for years, ftfefl l ft A # -' # & IH 7 70 a husband-and-wife team AH PA

■ verb [VN] (formal) to use sth very carefully and make sure that you do not waste it Af&fsfeffl

husband ry /'hAzbandri/ noun 1 farming, especially when done carefully and well ( Afaftftfglf (g ) Aft ik: animal/crop husbandry jtj ft ik; # ft ik 2 (old- fashioned) the careful use of food, money and supplies

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hush /hAj/ verb, noun

m verb 1 [V] (used especially in orders A 7 ^ 4“) to be quiet; to stop talking or crying A#; #iji#i£; £i]N: Hush now and try to sleep, ^i] 7 , Bi^BE₀ 2 [VN] to

make sb/sth become quieter; to make sb stop talking, crying, etc, f ; f£ ff it i# iA ( <“19$ ^ )

i-J:i;A^Ti ,hush sth~'up to hide information about a situation because you do not want people to know about it IfeM, W.Wl ( ) ■ He claimed that the whole affair

had been hushed up by the council, fifeIP®

■ noun [sing., U] a period of silence, especially following a

lot of noise, or when people are expecting sth to happen ® Ht : There was a deathly hush in the theatre. — OA hush descended over

the waiting crowd, #ir ATt 0 (BrE,

informal) Can we have a bit of hush? (= please be quiet)

hushed /hAjt/ adj. 1 (of a place Hfe A) quiet because nobody is talking; much quieter than usual M # (ft ; 7 # $I: A hushed courtroom listened as the boy gave evidence. SP W vEM * & ffi 6<J A IP M M f® iff „

2 [usually before noun] (of voices # #) speaking very quietly ; f®^ : a hushed whisper fftjSf ^-ig-

hush- hush adj. (informal) secret and not known about by many people ^ Their wedding was

very hush-hush. ##$$<,