fester

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vi. 溃烂, 生脓 vt. 使溃烂 n. 脓疮, 溃烂

发音

UK /ˈfɛstə(ɹ)/
US /ˈfɛstɚ/
AU

词形变化

festers 复数 festered festereth festering festers 三单 festers festering 现在分词 festered 过去式 festered 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fistula.

    废旧 医学
  2. 2.

    A sore or an ulcer of the skin.

    医学
  3. 3.

    The condition of something that festers; a festering; a festerment.

v.
  1. 1.

    To become septic; to become rotten.

    化脓

    溃烂

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To worsen, especially due to lack of attention.

    不及物

    Deal with the problem immediately; do not let it fester.

  3. 3.

    To cause to fester or rankle.

    及物

    For which I burnt in inward sweltring hate, / And festred rankling malice in my breast, / Till I might belke revenge upon his eyes: […]

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

sore
动词

同义词 2

maturate suppurate

上位词 5

release discharge exhaust expel eject

近义相关 2

mature suppurate

词源

Inherited from Middle English festre, festur, borrowed from Old French festre (cognate with Italian fistola, Occitan fistola, Spanish fístula), from Latin fistula. The verb is derived from the noun, while the “condition of something that festers” noun sense is derived from the verb. Doublet of fistula.

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