wart
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wart /wɔːt $ wɔːrt/ noun [countable] 1. MIa small hard raised part on someone’s skin 〔皮肤上的〕肉赘，疣 → verruca2 warts and all informalFAULT/something WRONG including all the faults or unpleasant things 包括一切缺点 Well, you married him – warts and all. 哎呀，再不好，你都已经嫁给他了。 —warty adjective warty skin 长满疙瘩的皮肤
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wart• Each small protuberance seems to be attached to a larger one at some minute place, producing many warts upon warts.• In both men and women the first line of treatment is the application of substances to the warts.• Sometimes there may be a vaginal wart.Origin wart Old English weartewart nounChinese
part a someone’s hard Corpus raised small on skin
wart
wart /wɔːt $ wɔːrt/
noun [countable]
2. warts and all informal including all the faults or unpleasant things:
Well, you married him – warts and all.
—warty adjective:
warty skin
■ a mark on your skin
▪blemish a mark on your skin that spoils its appearance: John grew a beard to hide the blemishes on his chin.
▪mole a small dark, sometimes raised, mark on your skin: Some moles may become cancerous. | Helena found a mole on her arm which had definitely not been there before.
▪freckles small light brown marks on your skin, especially on your face but also on your arms, shoulders etc: She had a light sprinkling of freckles across her nose.
▪birthmark a permanent mark on your skin that you have had since you were born: There was a small birthmark on her left cheek.
▪bruise a purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you have fallen or been hit: Her legs were covered in cuts and bruises.
▪scar a permanent mark on your skin, caused by a cut or by something that burns you: The injury left a small scar on his forehead.
▪pimple/zit (also spot British English) a small raised red mark or lump on your skin, which usually appears when a child is between 12 and 18 years old: When I was a teenager I had terrible spots. | The boy had a few pimples under his chin.
▪wart a small hard raised mark on your skin caused by a virus: His face was covered in hairy warts.
▪blister a small area of skin that is swollen and full of liquid because it has been rubbed or burned: There was a blister on his arm where the boiling milk had splashed him.
▪rash an area of small red spots on your skin, caused by an illness or an allergy: I can’t eat strawberries - they give me a rash.
wart /wɔːt $ wɔːrt/
noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: wearte
1. a small hard raised part on someone’s skin ⇨ verrucaOrigin: wearte
2. warts and all informal including all the faults or unpleasant things:
—warty adjective:
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