fester
US /ˈfes.tɚ/
UK /ˈfes.tɚ/
動詞
1.
化膿, 潰爛
to become infected and produce pus (of a wound or sore)
範例:
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If you don't clean that cut, it will fester.
如果你不清洗那個傷口，它會化膿的。
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The untreated wound began to fester after a few days.
未處理的傷口幾天後開始化膿。
2.
惡化, 加劇
to become worse or more intense through long-term neglect or indifference (of a negative feeling or problem)
範例:
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Resentment will fester if you don't talk about your feelings.
如果你不談論你的感受，怨恨就會加劇。
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Instead of solving the issue, they let it fester for years.
他們沒有解決問題，而是讓它惡化了多年。
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