单词 | fester |
释义 | fester (festəʳ ) Word forms: festers , festering , festered 1. verb If you say that a situation, problem, or feeling is festering, you disapprove of the fact that it is being allowed to grow more unpleasant or full of anger, because it is not being properly recognized or dealt with. [disapproval] Resentments are starting to fester. [VERB] ...the festering wounds of rejection. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: intensify, gall, smoulder, chafe 2. verb If a wound festers, it becomes infected, making it worse. The wound is festering, and gangrene has set in. [VERB] Many of the children are afflicted by festering sores. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: putrefy, decay, become infected, become inflamed 3. verb If you say that food is festering, you mean that it is decaying in a very unpleasant way. [British] The chops will fester and go to waste. [VERB] ...stale sauces festering in fridges. [VERB] Synonyms: rot, break down, spoil, corrupt Translations: Chinese: 恶化 Japanese: つのる |
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