Word · Frequency #23669
gangrene
生坏疽；患坏疽；坏死
become affected with gangrene; undergo necrosis
- 1.
To produce gangrene in.
使生坏疽；使患坏疽
- 2.
To be affected with gangrene.
生坏疽；患坏疽
- 3.
To corrupt; To cause to become degenerate.
使腐化；使堕落
- 4.
undergo necrosis
发生坏死
使生坏疽；使患坏疽；使腐化；使堕落；生坏疽；患坏疽；发生坏死；生坏疽
In use
If the infection is not treated, the tissue will gangrene and eventually die.
The severe injury gangrened his lower leg within days.
After the bite, the wound began to gangrene, and he needed antibiotics.
gangrene sth
及物用法，表示“使（身体组织）生坏疽”，常用于医学语境。
The frostbite gangrened his toes.
冻伤使他的脚趾生了坏疽。
sth gangrenes
不及物用法，表示“发生坏疽、坏死”。
If the blood supply is blocked, the tissue gangrenes within hours.
如果血液供应受阻，组织会在数小时内发生坏疽。
be gangrened
被动语态强调“已发生坏疽”的状态；也可用形容词 gangrenous 表示同样含义。
Connections
Collocations
- become gangrened
- 发生坏疽；变成坏疽
- If the wound is not cleaned, the tissue may become gangrened.如果伤口没有得到清洁，组织可能会发生坏疽。
- gangrened limb
- 坏疽的肢体；已生坏疽的肢体
- The gangrened limb had to be amputated to prevent the infection from spreading.必须截除已坏疽的肢体，以防感染扩散。
- tissue gangrenes
- 组织发生坏疽；组织坏死
- Without adequate blood flow, the tissue gangrenes and must be removed.没有充足的血液流动，组织会坏疽，必须予以切除。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：一伙(gang)腐肉变绿(green)，正是坏疽(gangrene)。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学/病理语境、文学性正式写作 该动词用法比较正式，多用于医学语境，表示“生坏疽”“使生坏疽”或“坏死”；在文学性文字中偶有“使腐化、使堕落”的引申含义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 gangrene 的结尾元音和辅音 /-iːn/ 相同：green、serene、scene、seen、machine、tangerine 都以 /iːn/ 结尾。注意拼写：gangrene 写作 -rene；serene 也写 -rene；scene 是 -ene；green 是 -ee-；machine/tangerine 是 -ine。容易看错的是 grin（/ɡrɪn/）、gene（/dʒiːn/）和 generation（/ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/），拼写相近但发音不同。
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.