excrescence
n.瘤,赘生物
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excrescence
/ɪk'skresns; ɪk`skrɛsns/
n (fml 文) abnormal (ugly and useless) growth on an animal body or a plant 赘生物; 瘤; 赘疣
*(fig 比喻) The new office block is an excrescence on the landscape. 这座新办公楼在这片风景中很碍眼.
n (fml 文) abnormal (ugly and useless) growth on an animal body or a plant 赘生物; 瘤; 赘疣
*(fig 比喻) The new office block is an excrescence on the landscape. 这座新办公楼在这片风景中很碍眼.
excrescence
n[C]formal
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: excrescens, present participle of excrescere 'to grow out', from crescere 'to grow']
something that is bad, unnecessary, or ugly - used to show disapproval
The new museum is nothing but an excrescence on the urban landscape.
an ugly growth on an animal or plant
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: excrescens, present participle of excrescere 'to grow out', from crescere 'to grow']
something that is bad, unnecessary, or ugly - used to show disapproval
The new museum is nothing but an excrescence on the urban landscape.
an ugly growth on an animal or plant
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