Ⅰ.hurt的意思是“使受伤、使疼痛、使伤心、伤害”,它是普通用语,可以表示使肉体受伤或疼痛,也可以表示使感情受到伤害。如:
① He hurt his back when he fell. 他跌到时伤了背部。
② My shoe is too tight, it hurts (me). 我的鞋太紧,使我的脚感到痛。
③ That’ll hurt her feelings. 那会伤她的感情。
Ⅱ.injure的意思是“伤害、损害”,指损害一个人的外表、健康、完好的东西(如自尊心、名誉、成就)等。如:
① He injured an arm in a car accident. 他在一次车祸中伤了一只手臂。
② You will injure your health by smoking too much. 你吸烟太多,有伤身体。
③ This injured his pride. 这伤了他的自尊心。
Ⅲ.wound的意思是“受伤、伤害”,通常指因外来的暴力使身体受伤,尤指在战争中或遭袭击受伤。它也可以指精神上受创伤。如:
① Ten soldiers were killed and thirty wounded. 十名士兵阵亡,三十名受伤。
② The bullet wounded him in the shoulder. 枪弹打伤了他的肩膀。
③ He felt wounded in his honour. 他觉得他的名誉受到了伤害。