sprain

名词 sprain:

1. a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments

动词 sprain:

1. twist suddenly so as to sprain
   同义词：twist, wrench, turn, wrick, rick

1. His odds are very poor after he sprained his wrist.
   他扭伤了手腕，获胜的可能性极小。
2. His sprained ankle has puffed up.
   他那扭伤的脚踝肿起来了。
3. My sprained ankle has been acting up badly all week.
   我的脚扭伤了，整整难受了一个星期。
4. The doctor ordered the man who had sprained his ankle to keep quiet a few days.
   医生命令那扭伤足踝的人静养几天。