Word · Frequency #37857
cankered
侵蚀;腐蚀;吞噬
cankered is the past of canker.
To eat away, corrode, or consume something, like a canker.
- 1.
To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
像溃疡一样侵蚀;腐蚀;消耗。
- 2.
To infect or pollute; to corrupt.
感染或污染;败坏。
- 3.
To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral.
像矿物一样消耗、生锈或氧化。
- 4.
To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous.
患溃疡病或似患溃疡病;变得腐败;变得恶毒。
毒害;使腐化;败坏;锈蚀;氧化;朽烂;溃烂;腐败;变得恶毒;像溃疡一样侵蚀;腐蚀;消耗。;感染或污染;败坏。
In use
Jealousy can canker a close friendship if left unchecked.
The corruption in the organization has cankered its reputation over the years.
Constant criticism can canker one's self-esteem.
canker (intransitive)
不及物用法,表示自身发生溃疡或溃烂。
The wound cankered if not treated.
伤口如果不处理就会溃烂。
canker something
及物用法,表示使某物患溃疡或腐蚀。
The disease cankered the tree's bark.
这种疾病腐蚀了树皮。
Verb forms
base canker · third person cankers · -ing cankering · past cankered · past participle cankered
常用于比喻,表示逐渐破坏或腐蚀。
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