whitlow

英 ['wɪtləʊ] 美
  • n. 瘭疽;化脓性指头炎;甲沟炎;(羊的)蹄冠炎
  • n. (Whitlow)人名;(英)惠特洛

英英释义


1. a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail

实用场景例句


There were three children down with the measles and he had a whitlow on her thumb.
她有三个孩子正在出麻疹,她自己大姆指上又长了个疔.

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双语例句


1. There were three children down with the measles and he had a whitlow on her thumb.
她有三个孩子正在出麻疹,她自己大姆指上又长了个疔.

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英文词源


whitlow
whitlow: see flake
whitlow (n.)
"inflammation on a finger or toe," mid-15c., alteration of whitflaw (c. 1400), from flaw, with first element possibly from Dutch vijt or Low German fit "abscess."