fester

verb

/ˈfestə(r)/

/ˈfestər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they fester	/ˈfestə(r)/ /ˈfestər/
he / she / it festers	/ˈfestəz/ /ˈfestərz/
past simple festered	/ˈfestəd/ /ˈfestərd/
past participle festered	/ˈfestəd/ /ˈfestərd/
-ing form festering	/ˈfestərɪŋ/ /ˈfestərɪŋ/

[intransitive] (of a wound or cut伤口或破口) to become painful and infected (= full of bacteria)化脓；溃烂
- festering sores/wounds脓疮；化脓伤口
- If you don’t take the splinter out, it will fester.如果你不把碎片取出来，它会化脓的。
[intransitive] (of bad feelings or thoughts不快的情感或思想) to become much worse because you do not deal with them successfully更加苦恼；愈益恶化
- Instead of talking the matter over with him, she allowed her resentment to fester in her mind.她没有和他讨论这件事，而是任由自己的怨恨在心中滋长。

词源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’.