/hi:l; hil/
v
1 [I, Ip, Tn] ~ (over/up) (cause sth to) become healthy again （使某物）康复
*The wound healed slowly. 伤口愈合得很慢.
* The cut soon healed over/up, but it left a scar. 伤口不久就愈合了, 但却留下了伤疤.
* the healing powers of sleep 睡眠的治疗作用
* The wound is not yet healed, ie has not yet been covered by new skin. 伤口尚未愈合（尚未长出新皮）.
2 (a) [Tn] cause (sth) to end; make easier to bear 使（某事物）完结; 使好受一些
*heal a quarrel 平息一场争吵
* Time heals all sorrows. 时间可化解一切忧伤.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (of sth) (arch 古) restore sb to health; cure sb (of a disease) 使某人康复; 治愈某人（的疾病）
*The holy man healed them of their sickness. 那位神职人员治好了他们的疾病.

v [I and T]
[Language: Old English;Origin: hAlan]
alsoheal up
if a wound or a broken bone heals or is healed, the flesh, skin, or bone grows back together and becomes healthy again
　It took three months for my arm to heal properly.
to make someone who is ill become healthy again, especially by using natural powers or prayer
→cure
　a preacher who claims that he can heal the sick
to become mentally or emotionally strong again after a bad experience, or to help someone to do this
　Ann says the only way to heal after rape is to talk about it.
　The trauma of divorce can often be healed by successful remarriage.
if an argument or disagreement between people heals or you heal it, the people stop arguing or disagreeing
heal the wounds/breach/division/rift
　Our main goal must be to heal the divisions in our society.
　The rift between the two younger men never healed.
heal overphr v
if a wound or an area of broken skin heals over, new skin grows over it and it becomes healthy again