fester
- IPA[ˈfestər]
美式
- (of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate；(of food or garbage) become rotten and offensive to the senses
verb: fester, 3rd person present: festers, gerund or present participle: festering, past tense: festered, past participle: festered
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. (of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate I developed a tropical sore that festered badly 同義詞
- ▪ (of food or garbage) become rotten and offensive to the senses a gully full of garbage that festered in the shade 同義詞
- ▪ (of a negative feeling or a problem) become worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference anger which festers and grows in his heart 同義詞
- ▪ (of a person) undergo physical and mental deterioration in isolated inactivity I might be festering in jail now
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- IPA[ˈfɛstə]
英式
- (of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate: I developed a tropical sore that festered badly
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