fester

noun

1. a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus

Synonym: suppurating sore

fester

verb

1. ripen and generate pus

e.g. her wounds are festering

Synonym: maturatesuppurate

1. (局势、问题或情感)恶化，激化,加剧
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.

e.g. Resentments are starting to fester.
仇恨开始日益加深。
e.g. ...festering wounds of the legacy of British imperialism.
英帝国主义遗留的日益恶化的创伤

2. 化脓;溃烂
If a wound festers, it becomes infected, making it worse.

e.g. The wound is festering, and gangrene has set in...
伤口在溃烂，已经生了坏疽。
e.g. Many of the children are afflicted by festering sores.
很多孩子深受溃烂创痛的折磨。

3. (食物)腐烂，腐坏，烂掉
If you say that food is festering, you mean that it is decaying in a very unpleasant way.

e.g. The chops will fester and go to waste.
猪排会腐烂，给糟蹋掉。
e.g. ...stale sauces festering in fridges.
变味的酱在冰箱里腐坏

1. 脓疮：fervescence 发热 | fester 脓疮 | festinating gait 慌张步态

2. 使烦恼：rankle激怒v | fester使烦恼 | rank讨厌的a

3. 伤口溃烂,化脓：definitive 明确的,有权威的 | fester 伤口溃烂,化脓 | diffuse 散布,(光等)漫射

4. fester的反义词

4. 化脓：ferret#搜索 | fester#化脓 | fete#庆祝