SCAR


Meaning of SCAR in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ deep , large , long

▪ small , thin

▪ faint , visible

▪ jagged

▪ nasty , ugly

▪ permanent

▪ emotional , mental , psychological

Her mental ~s will take time to heal.

▪ acne , bullet

▪ battle

VERB + SCAR

▪ leave

▪ bear ( often figurative )

The countryside still bears the ~s of the recent hurricane.

▪ expose , reveal

▪ hide

SCAR + VERB

▪ remain

▪ form

▪ fade , heal

▪ run

She had a long ~ running down her face.

SCAR + NOUN

▪ tissue

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ on

The cut left a permanent ~ on his arm.

II.

verb ( often be scarred )

ADVERB

▪ badly , deeply , heavily , hideously

His face was badly scarred by the fire.

▪ emotionally , mentally , physically , psychologically

She was both physically and mentally scarred by the accident.

▪ forever , permanently

PREPOSITION

▪ with ( figurative )

Their minds were scarred with bitterness.

PHRASES

▪ be scarred for life , leave sb scarred

The accident left him permanently scarred.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .