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ulcerate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ul·cer·ate /ˈʌlsəreɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  MIto form an ulcer, or become covered with ulcers (使)形成溃疡;(使)溃烂ulcerated adjectiveulceration /ˌʌlsəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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ulcerateThere is a tendency for mucous membranes to ulcerate and the ulcers to spread.
ul·cer·ate verbChineseSyllable
Corpus form covered become an ulcer, to or


ulcerate
ulcerate /ˈʌlsəreɪt/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
to form an ulcer, or become covered with ulcers
—ulcerated adjective
—ulceration /ˌʌlsəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]


ul·cer·ateBrE /ˈʌlsəreɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʌlsəreɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they ulcerate BrE /ˈʌlsəreɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʌlsəreɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it ulcerates BrE /ˈʌlsəreɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʌlsəreɪts/ 🔊past simple ulcerated BrE /ˈʌlsəreɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʌlsəreɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle ulcerated BrE /ˈʌlsəreɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʌlsəreɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form ulcerating BrE /ˈʌlsəreɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʌlsəreɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive, usually passive] ~ (sth) (medical 医学) to become, or make sth become, covered with ulcers (使)形成溃疡,溃烂 ul·cer·ation BrE /ˌʌlsəˈreɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌlsəˈreɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable]