Word
bunion
拇趾囊肿；拇囊炎
bunion
- 1.
A bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin.
大脚趾第一关节上的肿块或凸起,由皮下液囊肿胀引起
- 2.
a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe
大脚趾第一关节滑囊的疼痛性肿胀
大脚趾第一关节上的肿块或凸起,由皮下液囊肿胀引起；大脚趾第一关节滑囊的疼痛性肿胀；拇趾囊肿；[医] ы囊肿
In use
Her new shoes were so tight that they gave her a painful bunion on her big toe.
The doctor recommended wearing wider shoes to relieve the pressure on the bunion.
He had surgery last year to remove the bunion from his left foot.
have a bunion
表示“患有拇趾囊肿”时，常用 have 而非 be。
She has a bunion on her left foot.
她左脚上有一个拇趾囊肿。
develop a bunion
强调逐渐形成或出现的过程，常与原因或时间状语连用。
He developed a bunion after years of wearing tight shoes.
他因多年穿紧鞋而长出了拇趾囊肿。
bunion surgery
bunion 可直接修饰 surgery，构成名词短语，表示“治疗拇趾囊肿的手术”。
Connections
Collocations
- have a bunion
- 长拇趾囊肿
- She has a bunion on her left foot.她左脚长了一个拇趾囊肿。
- develop a bunion
- 长出拇趾囊肿
- Wearing tight shoes can make you develop bunions.穿太紧的鞋可能让你长出拇趾囊肿。
- bunion surgery
- 拇囊炎手术
- The doctor recommended bunion surgery to reduce the pain.医生建议做拇囊炎手术来减轻疼痛。
- bunion pain
- 拇囊炎疼痛
- Bunion pain can make walking very uncomfortable.拇囊炎疼痛会让走路非常不舒服。
- bunion treatment
- 拇囊炎治疗
- There are several non-surgical bunion treatments available.有几种非手术的拇囊炎治疗方法。
- bunion pad
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 bunion 想成 bun（圆面包）+ ion：大脚趾关节肿起一个圆面包样的包，就是拇趾囊肿。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：医疗咨询、日常对话 该词属于中性常用词，多用于医疗场合和日常谈论脚部不适时；指大脚趾关节处的疼痛性肿胀，通常直接说 bunion。
Pronunciation & Spelling
onion（/ˈʌnjən/）与 bunion 真正押韵。union（/ˈjuːnjən/）虽然拼写结尾同为 -nion，canyon（/ˈkænjən/）虽然末尾发音同为 /njən/，但二者重读元音不同，都不与 bunion 押韵。bun 只与 bunion 的第一音节 /bʌn/ 相同，不是整词押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.