apply a stupe to + body part
stupe 是可数名词，复数为 stupes；介词 to 后接敷布所贴的身体部位。
The nurse applied a stupe to his swollen ankle.
护士把热湿敷布敷在他肿胀的脚踝上。
热敷布；热湿敷布
stupes — plural of stupe
外用的热湿药布或海绵；湿热毛巾；(非正式)傻子；笨人
外用的热湿药布或海绵
A hot, wet medicated cloth or sponge applied externally.
The nurse placed a warm stupe on the patient's sore shoulder to ease the pain.
护士把一块温热敷布放在病人酸痛的肩膀上以缓解疼痛。
用法提示：此处 stupe 作名词，指外敷用的热湿药布。
After the match, the coach advised the runner to apply a stupe to her swollen ankle.
比赛结束后，教练建议那名赛跑运动员把热敷布敷在肿胀的脚踝上。
用法提示：stupe 为可数名词，此处用单数形式表示一块热湿敷布。
My grandmother prepared a herbal stupe and pressed it gently against the bruise.
我祖母准备了一块药草热敷布，轻轻按在淤伤上。
用法提示：stupe 指浸过药液的热湿布，在句中充当宾语。
stupe 是可数名词，复数为 stupes；介词 to 后接敷布所贴的身体部位。
The nurse applied a stupe to his swollen ankle.
护士把热湿敷布敷在他肿胀的脚踝上。
用 soaked in 说明敷布浸过什么液体，这一修饰语紧跟在 stupe 之后。
She pressed a stupe soaked in warm herbal water onto the wound.
她把浸过温热草药水的热敷布按在伤口上。
against 强调敷布紧贴身体部位；该词多用于医疗或护理语境，日常口语中少见。
Hold the stupe against your chest until it cools.
把热敷布贴在胸前，直到它变凉。
grammar · medium
易错句子The nurse applied stupe to his chest.
正确表达The nurse applied a stupe to his chest.
stupe 是可数名词，单数形式作宾语时必须带限定词，这里要用 a stupe；汉语名词没有冠词系统，学习者常把冠词漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子The doctor used two stupe on the swollen area.
正确表达The doctor used two stupes on the swollen area.
stupe 是可数名词，前有数词 two 时要用复数形式 stupes；汉语名词本身不标复数，容易照搬原形。
grammar · medium
易错句子She stuped the cloth in hot water.
正确表达She soaked the cloth in hot water.
stupe 只能作名词，不能用作动词；表示“浸泡”应用 soak 或 steep，把名词硬当动词是词性混淆。
拼写和读音几乎与 stupe 相同，但 stoup 指教堂里盛圣水的盆，属宗教器物；与医疗用的热敷布没有意义关联。两者只靠语境和搭配区分，不能互换。
拼写只比 stupe 多一个字母，读音也相近，但 stupa 指佛教的塔状纪念建筑，是建筑与宗教词，不表示任何敷布；要表达“热湿敷布”不能用它。
意思最接近，两者都可指敷在皮肤上的布；但 compress 是通用中性词，冷敷、热敷都能用，而 stupe 特指浸过热药液的热敷布，且在现代英语中罕用。日常医疗语境优先用 compress。
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