heal

heal
verb
  1. [with obj.](of a person or treatment) cause (a wound, injury, or person) to become sound or healthy again
    (人,治疗)治好,使痊愈,使康复
    his concern is to heal sick people.
    他关心的是治好病人。
    [as adj. healing]a healing experience.
    康复经历。
    [as noun healing]the gift of healing.
    康复能力。
    ■[no obj.]become sound or healthy again
    恢复,复原,康复
    he would have to wait until his knee had healed.
    他得等到膝盖恢复好。
    ■alleviate (a person's distress or anguish)
    减轻(痛苦)
    ■correct or put right (an undesirable situation)
    纠正,使恢复正常
    the rift between them was never really healed.
    他们之间的嫌隙从来没有真正弥合过。
派生
healable
adjective
healer
noun
语源
  1. Old English hǣlan (in the sense 'restore to sound health'), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heelen and German heilen, also to whole
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