1
- a small bubble on the skin filled with serum and caused by friction, burning, or other damage(皮肤上的)水疱。
1.1
- a similar swelling, filled with air or fluid, on the surface of a plant, heated metal, painted wood,or other object(物体表面的)泡; (植物的)疱病; (金属的)疱疤, 砂眼; (漆器的)气泡。
1.2
- Medicine, chiefly historical a preparation applied to the skin to form a blister【医】〈主史〉起疱剂, 发疱药。
2
- Brit. informal, dated an annoying person〈英, 非正式, 旧〉烦人的人, 讨厌鬼:
the child is a disgusting little blister.
这孩子是个讨人厌的小东西。
no obj.
1- form swellings filled with air or fluid on the surface of something发气泡(或水疱):
the surface of the door began to blister
房门的表面开始起泡了
as adj. blistered he had blistered feet.他的脚起疱了。
1.1
- with obj. cause blisters to form on the surface of使表面发水疱(或气泡):
a caustic liquid which blisters the skin.
一种使皮肤起疱的腐蚀性液体。
词源
Middle English: perhaps from Old French blestre 'swelling, pimple'.