Question 1 · Quick check
bandage
CEFRB1
/ˈbæn.dɪd͡ʒ/
noun · verb
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A strip of material used to cover and protect a wound.
- 02
verb
To cover a wound with a bandage.
Examples
The nurse gently put a bandage around my head.
The nurse wound my leg with a bandage.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 2
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA provisional or makeshift solution that provides insufficient coverage or relief.
A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.
A strip of cloth bound round the head and eyes as a blindfold.
More examples
In contextThis new healthcare proposal merely applies a bandage to the current medical crisis.
[…] the president informed him that one of the conditions of his introduction was that he should be eternally ignorant of the place of meeting, and that he would allow his eyes to be bandaged, swearing that he would not endeavor to take off the bandage.
[…]he was deadly pale, and the blood-stained bandage round his head told that he had recently been wounded, and still more recently dressed.
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
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Nearby
Origin
noun
Borrowed from French bandage.