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concussion

noun
🔊/kənˈkʌʃn/
🔊/kənˈkʌʃn/
 [uncountable, countable]
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  1. a temporary loss of consciousness caused by a hard hit on the head; the effects of a severe hit on the head, such as not being able to think clearly and temporary loss of physical and mental abilities脑震荡
    • He was taken to hospital with concussion.他因脑震荡被送进医院。🔊🔊
    • She suffered a mild concussion.她遭受了轻微的脑震荡。
    • He was carried off the field with a mild concussion.他因轻微脑震荡被抬离了赛场。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • mild
    • minor
    • slight
    • …
    verb + concussion
    • get
    • have
    • suffer
    • …
    preposition
    • with concussion
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin concussio(n-), from the verb concutere ‘dash together, shake’, from con- ‘together’ + quatere ‘shake’.