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fes·ter /ˈfestə(r)/ vi. | vt. | n.
I ❶ vi.
1. 化脓
The wound on his leg began to fester. 他腿上的伤口开始化脓了。
2. 溃烂，腐烂；像毒疮般向周围扩散
vegetables festering in the sun 日光曝晒下腐烂中的蔬菜
Afternoon storms fester around sun-warmed hills. 下午的暴风雨洒向一座又一座被阳光晒热了的山头。
3. 引起创痛；激起怨忿
The unkind remark festered in his mind. 这句不客气的话使他内心痛楚不堪。
That unexpected incident has been a festering sore between the two countries. 那个意外事件一直是两国之间的痛疮。
4. 逐渐恶化
We mustn't let things fester. 我们决不能让事情恶化下去。
The quarrel quickly festered into factional war. 争吵很快变成了内讧。
the city's festering slums 城市千疮百孔的贫民区
5. (人)在与世隔绝的环境中经历肉体和精神的退化
❷ vt.
1. 使化脓；使溃烂；使腐败
2. 使怨恨；使痛苦；使恶化
Resentment festered his spirit. 忿恨使他精神痛苦。
fester a grudge against sb. 加深对某人的怨恨
II n.
【医】浅溃疡；脓疱
[< OFr festre suppurating sore < L fistula ulcer, 原义： pipe, tube] |