Hornets' guard Gordon for injury

 　　NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Hornets guard Eric Gordon will miss two to three weeks because of a sore right knee.

　　The Hornets say Gordon's knee was swollen¹ after he led New Orleans with 22 points in a 101-93 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.

　　Team doctors have recommended rest. Gordon leads the team with a 21-point average. He missed the previous four games after he bruised² the knee during the season opener Dec. 26 in Phoenix³.

1 swollen   

adj.肿大的，水涨的；v.使变大，肿胀

参考例句：

• Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着，她的双腿已经肿了。
• A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她，她的手臂肿起来了。

2 bruised   

[医]青肿的，瘀紫的

参考例句：

• his bruised and bloodied nose 他沾满血的青肿的鼻子
• She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。

3 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。