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heal
heal / hil ; hi:l /verb I,T
1. also heal up if a wound or a broken bone heals or is healed, the flesh, skin, or bone grows back together and becomes healthy again(使)〔伤口或折断的骨〕长好,愈合:
It took three months for my arm to heal properly.我的胳膊用了三个月时间才完全愈合。
2. to make someone who is ill become healthy again, especially by using natural powers or prayer〔尤指通过自然力量或祈祷〕医治; 治愈;
cure:
a preacher who claims that he can heal the sick声称会治病的传道士
3. to become mentally or emotionally strong again after a bad experience, or to help someone to do this〔在精神或感情上〕(使)复原,(使)坚强起来:
The trauma of divorce can often be healed, by successful remarriage.离婚带来的创伤常常能被后来的美满婚姻治愈。
4. if an argument or disagreement between people heals or you heal it, the people stop arguing or disagreeing消除(分歧):
heal the wounds / breach / division / rift
Our main goal must be to heal the divisions in our society.我们的最大目标就是消除社会中的分歧。
The rift between the two younger men never healed.两个较年轻者之间的裂痕永远都没有弥合。

 PHRASAL VERBS 
heal over
if a wound or an area of broken skin heals over, new skin grows over it and it becomes healthy again〔伤口或破损的皮肤〕愈合,痊愈

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