fester
fester
verb
verb
- [no obj.][often as adj. festering](of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate
（伤口，痛处）溃烂，化脓
a festering abscess.
正在溃烂的脓肿。
■(of food or rubbish) become rotten and offensive to the senses
（食物，垃圾）腐烂
sandwiches curled open to show festering meats.
三明治卷开了口，露出腐烂的肉。
■(of a negative feeling or a problem) become worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference
（消极的情感、问题）恶化，激化（尤指因长期忽略或冷淡所致）
a festering controversy.
愈演愈烈的争论。
■(of a person) undergo physical and mental deterioration in isolated inactivity
（人因孤独和缺少活动而）身心退化；健康恶化
I might be festering in jail now.
因为待在牢里，我的健康可能正在恶化。
- late Middle English: from the rare word fester 'fistula', later 'festering sore', or Old French festrir (verb), both from Old French festre (noun), from Latin fistula 'pipe, reed, fistula'
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