英 [ˈfestə(r)] 美 [ˈfestər]
vi. 溃烂；化脓
vt. 使……溃烂；使……痛苦；使……恶化
n. 溃烂；脓疮，脓疱
第三人称单数festers
现在分词festering
过去式festered
过去分词festered
fester /ˈfɛstə/ TEM8 [ festering festered festers ]
不及物动词 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. 恶化
Resentments are starting to fester.
仇恨正开始逐步加深。
不及物动词 If a wound festers, it becomes infected, making it worse. 化脓
The wound is festering, and gangrene has set in.
伤口在化脓，继而发生了坏疽。
a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
同义词： suppurating sore
溃烂
... 毁坏〖decompose〗 腐烂〖fester〗 达到〖reach;obtain〗 ...
... fen 沼泽地，低湿地(注3) fester 化脓，溃烂，腐烂，使人疼痛，持续恶化 fetch (vt)去拿来，带回来，(航海，尤其逆风或逆流)抵达 ...
... fervent a.热情的,热烈的 fester vi.脓疮;(怨恨等)郁积,恶化 festival n./;a.节日(的),表演会期(的) ...
... fen 沼泽地，低湿地(注3) fester 化脓，溃烂，腐烂，使人疼痛，持续恶化 fetch (vt)去拿来，带回来，(航海，尤其逆风或逆流)抵达 ...
溃烂；化脓
The wound did not fester.
伤口未溃烂。
Resentments are starting to fester.
仇恨正开始逐步加深。
Other arguments will continue to fester.
其他的争论将会愈演愈烈。
"As president, I refuse to allow this problem to fester."
VOA : standard.2009.05.21
But until there is clear commitment from the top down, this issue can continue to fester.
Twenty-two years after the last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam, old psychic wounds still fester.
Separate rows between Greece and Turkey over tiny islets in the Aegean continue to fester.
ECONOMIST: Why Greece struggles to get along with its neighbours