英语词汇“blisteriest”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

blister /blisˈtər/

noun

A thin bubble or bladder on the skin, often containing watery matter

A similar spot elsewhere (eg on a leaf, metal or paint)

A medication applied to raise a blister

The protective bulging outer hull of a double-hulled ship, to lessen risk of sinking (nautical)

A transparent bulge on the fuselage of an aeroplane, eg for observation

An irritating person, a pest (slang)

transitive verb

To raise a blister or blisters on

To attack with scathing words

To ornament with puffs (Shakespeare)

intransitive verb

To develop blisters

ORIGIN: ME; most prob OFr blestre, connected with ON blāstr, blāsa to blow; Ger Blase

blisˈtering adjective

(of criticism) virulent, cruel

Painfully intense or strenuous

(of the weather) very hot

(of an action, pace, etc) hard, fast

blisˈtery adjective

blister beetle or blister fly noun

An insect which secretes a substance that blisters skin, formerly used in medicine, esp Spanish fly (genus Cantharis)

blister card or blister pack noun

A bubble pack

blister copper noun

Copper at an intermediate stage of production, about 98% pure

blister fly see blister beetle above.

blister pack see blister card above.

blisˈter-plaster noun

A plaster made of Spanish flies, used to raise a blister

blisˈter-steel or blisˈtered-steel noun

Steel made from wrought iron with a blistered surface