festers

英 [ˈfestəz] 美 [ˈfestərz]

v.  化脓; 溃烂; 更加苦恼; 愈益恶化
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柯林斯词典

  1. VERB (局势、问题或情感)恶化，激化,加剧
    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.
    1. Resentments are starting to fester.
      仇恨开始日益加深。
    2. ...festering wounds of the legacy of British imperialism.
      英帝国主义遗留的日益恶化的创伤
  2. VERB 化脓;溃烂
    If a wound festers, it becomes infected, making it worse.
    1. The wound is festering, and gangrene has set in...
      伤口在溃烂，已经生了坏疽。
    2. Many of the children are afflicted by festering sores.
      很多孩子深受溃烂创痛的折磨。
  3. VERB (食物)腐烂，腐坏，烂掉
    If you say that food is festering, you mean that it is decaying in a very unpleasant way.
    1. The chops will fester and go to waste.
      猪排会腐烂，给糟蹋掉。
    2. ...stale sauces festering in fridges.
      变味的酱在冰箱里腐坏
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双语例句

  1. That which festers must eventually explode.
    溃烂的，最终必将爆发。
  2. The wound festers during several days of torture.
    伤口溃疡了，折腾了我好几天。
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