If you sprain a joint such as your ankle or wrist, you accidentally damage it by twisting it or bending it violently.
例句
He fell and sprained his ankle.他摔了一跤,扭伤了脚踝。
N-COUNT
扭伤
A sprain is the injury caused by spraining a joint.
英汉词典释义
vt.
扭伤(关节)
She sprained her ankle playing squash.她在打软式墙网球时扭伤了脚踝。
n.
扭伤,扭筋
That’s a bad sprain.那是严重的扭伤。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
Verb
1. twist suddenly so as to sprain;
"wrench one's ankle""The wrestler twisted his shoulder""the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell""I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"