heal學測 L3KK [ˈhil] ｜ /ˈhil/
痊癒；康復·治癒；使傷口癒合
學測常考動詞，兼指身體與心理復原
After breaking her arm, Mei took two months to heal completely before she could play basketball again.
美惠摔斷手臂後，花了兩個月才完全康復，才能重新打籃球。
一個畫面：傷口慢慢密合
結痂皮膚傷口表面逐漸長回
消腫止痛腫脹和疼痛慢慢消失
情緒平復難過的心情漸漸緩和
義項
康復返崗B2verb痊癒；康復
After a week of rest and medicine, Sarah was able to heal and return to work.
休息並服藥一週後，莎拉得以痊癒並重返工作崗位。
heal quicklyheal completely
傷口癒合C1verb治癒；使傷口癒合
The nurse cleaned the cut on his knee so it could heal fast.
護士清理了他膝蓋上的傷口，讓它快點癒合。
heal a woundheal a cut
片語
heal from走出傷痛 →從傷痛中恢復過來
heal itself自行痊癒 →身體自己漸漸痊癒
heal a wound傷口癒合 →使傷口逐漸痊癒
你會不會這樣說？
Rest helped the athlete's ankle ___ before the game. (heal / heel)
看答案
heal
heal 是「痊癒」，heel 是「腳跟」，發音相同但意思完全不同。
'The nurse cleaned the cut on his knee so it could heal fast.' 這裡的 heal 最接近哪個意思？(A) 人整體康復 (B) 傷口癒合
看答案
(B)
此句主詞是傷口，指傷口逐漸癒合，而非人整體康復。
字族
healing 癒合中的；具療效的・healer 治療者；能治病的人