n (1)伤疤(痕)(mark left on the skin or sth by wound or damage)[C]：a～on/across one's face 脸上/脸颊上的伤疤;He had a～on his arm from an old accident/from the bite of a dog. 他胳膊上有一块以前一次事故留下的/狗咬的伤痕。Smallpox has left～s on his body. 天花在他身上留下了疤痕。Mining has left～s on the countryside. 采矿使田野伤痕累累。～s on the chair by sb's shoes 某人的鞋踩椅子留下的痕迹;～s on a field made by motorbikes 摩托车在田地里留下的痕迹;～s on the polished table (from burning cigarettes)光滑桌子上(香烟烧过)的痕迹;〖同〗 wound，mark;

(2)(精神)创伤 (permanent effect on sb's mind resulting from a very unpleasant physical or emotional experience)[C]：a mental～精神的创伤;the～s of poverty/an unhappy childhood/the war 贫困/不幸的童年/战争的创伤;The tragedy left a～on his mind. 那悲剧在他的心上留下了创伤。〖同〗damage;

v(1)留下伤疤，使受创伤(make or leave a scar upon)[T+n]：～ed hands 有伤疤的手;The cut～ed his right leg. 这个伤口在他右腿留下了伤疤。Her face was badly～ed in an accident. 在一次事故中她的脸上留下了严重的伤痕。The experience during the war～ed the children for life/their minds. 战争的经历给这些孩子留下终生的创伤/使他们的心灵受到创伤。〖同〗 wound，cut;

(2)结疤，愈合(heal with a resulting scar)[I，I+adv (over)]：The cut has～ed. 伤口已经结疤了。The wound on his foot will～over. 他脚上的伤口会愈合的。