canker
美音:
[´kæŋkə
]英音:
[´kæŋkə
]n.溃疡,(树的)癌肿病,腐败 vi.患溃疡,腐蚀,溃烂 vt.使患溃疡,使腐蚀
难易程度:
canker为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:cankered 过去分词:cankered 现在分词:cankering 第三人称单数:cankers
canker
/'kæŋkə(r); `kæŋkɚ/
n
1 [U] disease that destroys the wood of plants and trees (植物的)溃疡病.
2 [U] disease causing ulcerous sores on the ears of animals, esp dogs and cats (动物耳部的)溃疡(尤指猫狗).
3 [C] (fig 比喻) evil or dangerous influence that spreads and corrupts people (蔓延并腐蚀人们的)祸害, 祸患, 祸根
*Drug addiction is a dangerous canker in society. 吸毒成瘾是腐蚀社会的一大祸害. Cf 参看 cancer 2.
v [Tn] infect or corrupt (sb) with canker 使(某人)患溃疡; 腐蚀(某人).
canker
n [U and C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old North French;Origin: cancre, from Latin cancer; CANCER]
an evil influence that spreads quickly among people and is difficult to destroy
the canker of violence in modern society
a disease that affects trees or plants