callus
/ˈkæləs/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈæləs] /ˈkæləs/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈæləs] /ˈka-ləs How to pronounce callus (audio)/ (ame, mw)
callus — 名詞
- callussingular
- callusesplural
1. a thick patch of skin that becomes firm after repeated rubbing or pressure, usua
老繭
手腳摩擦形成的厚硬皮
a thick patch of skin that becomes firm after repeated rubbing or pressure, usually on the hand or foot
Leo developed a callus on his palm after weeks of rowing practice.
Leo 划船練了好幾週後，手掌磨出了一塊老繭。
develop a callus on [body part]
The seamstress showed Hui the callus where the scissors pressed her thumb.
那位女裁縫把拇指上被剪刀壓出的老繭指給 Hui 看。
callus caused by repeated pressure
After the camping trip, Yasmin rubbed cream onto the callus under her heel.
露營回來後，Yasmin 把乳霜擦在腳跟下方的老繭上。
Years of guitar practice left Nikhil with a small callus on each fingertip.
多年練吉他，讓 Nikhil 每個指尖都長出一小塊老繭。
文法句型
a callus on [body part]
用法筆記
Usually refers to skin hardened by friction. Unlike noun/2, this sense is on the skin surface, not inside a healing bone.
常見錯誤
2. new hard tissue that grows around a broken bone while the break is joining toget
骨痂
骨折癒合時形成的新硬組織
new hard tissue that grows around a broken bone while the break is joining together
The surgeon explained that the callus around Lan's wrist meant healing had started.
外科醫師說，Lan 手腕周圍的骨痂表示癒合已經開始。
medical sense: callus around a break
An X-ray showed fresh callus forming where Christopher's ankle had broken.
X 光顯示，Christopher 先前骨折的腳踝部位正在形成新的骨痂。
callus visible on an X-ray
By spring, the callus at the break was strong enough for light walking.
到了春天，骨折處的骨痂已經強到可以做輕度步行。
Selim asked why the doctor was measuring the callus on the bone.
Selim 問醫師為什麼要量那塊骨頭上的骨痂。
- bone callus
full medical phrase that makes the fracture sense explicit
- fracture callus
specialist phrase used in orthopedic contexts
文法句型
callus around a break
callus on the bone
用法筆記
Medical sense used when doctors discuss fractures, scans, or recovery. Unlike noun/1, it refers to internal healing tissue rather than hard skin on the outside of the body.
常見錯誤
callus — 動詞
- calluspresent simple I / you / we / they
- calluses3rd person singular
- callusing-ing form
- callusedpast simple
1. to develop a thick, tough patch of skin after repeated rubbing or pressure
長繭
因摩擦而長出厚硬皮
to develop a thick, tough patch of skin after repeated rubbing or pressure
Lucía's fingertips callused quickly once the violin lessons became daily.
小提琴課一變成天天上，Lucía 的指尖很快就長繭了。
body part + callus as an intransitive verb
Joon's bare heels callused after a month of walking on stone paths.
Joon 光腳走石子路走了一個月後，腳跟就長繭了。
The gardener's hands callused during the first summer on the farm.
那位園丁在農場度過第一個夏天時，雙手都長繭了。
After long rehearsals, Adina's toes began to callus inside the new shoes.
長時間排練後，Adina 的腳趾在新鞋裡開始長繭。
文法句型
skin calluses
hands callus from friction
用法筆記
The subject is usually skin, hands, feet, or fingertips. This is the intransitive sense: the body part itself develops the hard skin.
常見錯誤
2. to make skin grow a thick, tough patch through repeated rubbing or pressure
磨出繭
使皮膚因摩擦而起硬繭
to make skin grow a thick, tough patch through repeated rubbing or pressure
Weeks of hammering callused Trang's right palm near the thumb.
好幾週的敲打工作，把 Trang 靠近拇指的右手掌磨出了繭。
activity + callus + body part
The rough bar quickly callused Élise's fingers during climbing practice.
那根粗糙的橫桿在攀岩練習時，很快就把 Élise 的手指磨出了繭。
object causes the skin change
Hours at the oar had callused the rower's hands by autumn.
到了秋天，長時間划槳已經把那位划船者的雙手磨出了繭。
That cheap shovel callused the mason's palms before the garden wall was finished.
那把便宜的鏟子在花園圍牆完工前，就把那位泥水匠的手掌磨出了繭。
文法句型
callus something
callus someone's hands
用法筆記
Usually takes a tool, task, or repeated activity as the subject and a body part as the object. Distinguish from verb/1, where the body part changes by itself.