sty

US /staɪ/
UK /staɪ/
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1.

豬圈, 豬舍

a pigpen

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The farmer cleaned out the pig's sty.
農民清理了豬圈。
The pigs were happily wallowing in their muddy sty.
豬們高興地在泥濘的豬圈裡打滾。
2.

麥粒腫, 眼瞼炎

a small inflamed lump on the edge of an eyelid, caused by bacterial infection of a hair follicle or sebaceous gland

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She had a painful sty on her right eyelid.
她的右眼瞼上長了一個疼痛的麥粒腫
Warm compresses can help reduce the swelling of a sty.
熱敷有助於減輕麥粒腫的腫脹。
3.

髒亂的地方, 豬窩

a place that is extremely dirty and untidy

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His room was a complete sty after the party.
派對後他的房間簡直是個豬窩
I can't believe you live in such a sty!
我真不敢相信你住在這樣一個髒亂的地方!