bandage

[US]/ˈbændɪdʒ/
[UK]/ˈbændɪdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a strip of material used to bind a wound or injury
vt. to cover or wrap with a bandage

Phrases & Collocations

apply a bandage

change the bandage

wound bandage

secure the bandage

loose bandage

elastic bandage

Example Sentences

bandage the foot so that the ankle is supported.

bandage up sb.'s arm

He unwound the bandage from his ankle.

She wound a bandage round my wounded arm.

the doctors bandaged up his wounds.

she bathed and bandaged knee.

spiral the bandage round the injured limb.

wrap the bandage around the injured limb.

plaster bandages; plaster walls.

The nurse lapped a bandage about his wrist.

Finally cover the cut with clean bandage willet him(while it heals).

wound her injured leg with a bandage; wound the waist of the gown with lace and ribbons.

The singer, 44, wore a bandage over his hooter and had a minder carry the brolly during a visit to a Las Vegas museum.

Real-world Examples

Hold the bandage in place with tape.

Source: New Curriculum Standard People's Education Press High School English (Compulsory 5)

One man had a bloody bandage over his eye.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

He saw the bandage above her eye.

Source: Spider-Man: No Way Home

Keep the bandage on the wound for a while.

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

Someone needs to change your bandages.

Source: The Good Place Season 2

I'd better put a bandage on her leg at once.

Source: "Wuthering Heights" simplified version (Level 5)

Bandages spun up Ron's leg, strapping it tightly to a splint.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Great. Then let me get another bandage, and we'll be done.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

21. The wandering band abandoned her bandaged husband on Swan Island.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

There was a clumsy bandage on the shoulder which Lucy proceeded to unroll.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

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