scar /skɑ:/ I. n. ［c］ 1.伤疤，伤痕： have a scar on his neck 脖子上有块伤疤； bear no scars 没有留下伤痕 2.(精神上的)创伤：a mental scar 精神上的创伤 The grief left a scar (on the heart) 悲哀(在心上)留下了创伤‖II. vt.  (scarred, scarring) 给…留下伤痕(或创伤)： a scarred leg 带有伤痕的腿；the war-scarred towns of Europe 受战争损害的欧洲城市

［辨析］ 见bruise