LEARNit Dictionary
bruise
noun
/bruːz/
UK
/bruːz/
US
1
a blue, brown or purple mark that appears on the skin after somebody has fallen, been hit, etc.
کبودی, کبود شدگی, کوفتگی
2
a mark on a fruit or vegetable where it is damaged
کبودی میوه, ضربخوردگی, لهشدگی
verb
/bruːz/
UK
/bruːz/
US
1
to develop a bruise, or make a bruise or
bruises
appear on the skin of somebody/something
کبود شدن, کبود کردن, کبودی وارد کردن
2
to affect somebody badly and make them feel unhappy and less confident
آزرده کردن, دل شکستن, آزردن
They had been badly bruised by the defeat.