• vt. 治愈，痊愈；和解
• vi. 痊愈
• n. (Heal)人名；(英)希爾

來自古英語haelan,治療，挽救，來自PIE*kailo,完整的，詞源同whole,holy.來自古代的健康觀念，由完整引申詞義未受傷害，健康。比較漢語身體發(fā)膚，受之父母。

heal (v.)

Old English h?lan "cure; save; make whole, sound and well," from Proto-Germanic *hailjan (cognates: Old Saxon helian, Old Norse heila, Old Frisian hela, Dutch helen, German heilen, Gothic ga-hailjan "to heal, cure"), literally "to make whole," from PIE *kailo- "whole" (see health). Intransitive sense from late 14c. Related: Healed; healing.

1. They hope to heal the rift with their father.

他們希望能夠彌合和父親之間的裂痕。

來自柯林斯例句

2. You'll mend. The X-rays show that your arm will heal all right.

你會康復(fù)的。X光照片顯示你的胳膊能夠較好地復(fù)原。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The wounds may heal cleanly or they may ooze a clear liquid.

這些傷口可能會利索地愈合，也可能會分泌出一種透明的液體。

來自柯林斯例句

4. It took a long time for the wounds to heal.

傷口過了很長時間才愈合。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. Time does not always heal old sores.

時間不一定能醫(yī)治心靈的創(chuàng)傷.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》