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ingrowing

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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in·grow·ing /ˌɪnˈɡrəʊɪŋ◂ $ -ˈɡroʊ-/ British English, ingrown /-ˈɡrəʊn◂ $ -ˈɡroʊn◂/ American English adjective [no comparative]  MIan ingrowing toenail grows inwards, cutting into the surrounding skin 〔脚趾甲〕向内生长的,长到肉里去的
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ingrowingShe is plump with ingrowing elbows.Clip toenails straight across - never cut too far down at the sides as this leads to ingrowing toenails.
in·grow·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
inwards, ingrowing Corpus surrounding toenail the cutting an grows into


ingrowing
ingrowing /ˌɪnˈɡrəʊɪŋ◂ $ -ˈɡroʊ-/ British English, in‧grown /-ˈɡrəʊn◂ $ -ˈɡroʊn◂/ American English adjective [no comparative]
an ingrowing toenail grows inwards, cutting into the surrounding skin


in·grow·ingBrE /ˈɪnɡrəʊɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪnɡroʊɪŋ/ 🔊 (BrE) (also in·grown BrE /ˈɪnɡrəʊn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɪnɡroʊn/ 🔊NAmE, BrE ) adjective [only before noun] (of the nail of a toe 脚指甲) growing into the skin 长进肉里的;向内生长的