tumescent
US /tuːˈmes.ənt/
UK /tʃuːˈmes.ənt/
形容詞
1.
腫脹的, 膨脹的
swollen or becoming swollen, especially as a result of fluid accumulation or engorgement with blood
範例:
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The doctor examined the patient's tumescent ankle.
醫生檢查了病人腫脹的腳踝。
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His face became tumescent with anger.
他的臉因憤怒而腫脹。
2.
浮誇的, 誇張的
pompous or bombastic in style or language
範例:
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The politician's speech was full of tumescent rhetoric.
這位政治家的演講充滿了浮誇的言辭。
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He used tumescent language to impress the audience.
他用浮誇的語言來打動聽眾。