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1. Oxford Dictionary

   fester

   • IPA[ˈfɛstə]

   英式

   • v.
     (of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate；(of food or rubbish) become rotten and offensive to the senses

   • verb: fester, 3rd person present: festers, gerund or present participle: festering, past tense: festered, past participle: festered

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate I developed a tropical sore that festered badly 同義詞 suppurate, become septic, form pus, secrete pus, discharge, ... 更多run, weep, ooze, come to a head, technicalmaturate, be purulent, rarerankle, apostemate
   • ▪ (of food or rubbish) become rotten and offensive to the senses piles of mouldy grey paper festered by the sink 同義詞 rot, moulder, decay, decompose, putrefy, ... 更多go bad, go off, perish, spoil, deteriorate, disintegrate, degrade, break down, break up, technicalmortify, necrotize, archaiccorrupt
   • ▪ (of a negative feeling or a problem) become worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference below the surface, the old antagonisms festered 同義詞 rankle, chafe, gnaw (at one's mind), eat away at one's mind, ferment, ... 更多brew, smoulder, cause bitterness, cause resentment, cause vexation, cause annoyance
   • ▪ (of a person) deteriorate physically and mentally in isolated inactivity remand prisoners are left to fester in our jails while they wait for trial