fester

英 ['festə(r)] 美 ['festər]

• v. 溃烂；化脓；恶化
• n. 脓疮；溃烂

英英释义

Noun:

1. a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus

Verb:

1. ripen and generate pus;

   "her wounds are festering"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. A dirty wound will probably fester.
   一个弄脏了的伤口,可能会化脓。
2. It's lucky that the wound did not fester.
   幸好伤口没有化脓。
3. The crisis will fester.
   危机将会进一步恶化。
4. A broken bone can heal, but the wound a word opens can fester forever.
   骨头断了可以治愈好，但是言语造成的伤害将会一直恶化下去。

经典引文

• I had cut it on a piece of tin..and now it had suddenly festered and was full of poison.

  出自： C. Isherwood

近反义词

【近义词】

• rankle 化脓
• aggravate 恶化
• annoy 使恼怒
• chafe 擦痛
• embitter 使受苦
• fret (使)烦恼
• gnaw 咬
• irritate 激怒
• rile 激怒
• suppurate 化脓
• maturate （使）化脓