pterygium
pterygium — 名詞
1. a triangular patch of thickened, fleshy tissue that starts at the side of the ey
翼狀胬肉
眼角長出的三角形組織，可能影響視力
a triangular patch of thickened, fleshy tissue that starts at the side of the eye nearest the nose and spreads onto the clear front surface of the eye, which can make it harder to see.
The eye doctor pointed to a pterygium growing from the corner of Hari's eye.
眼科醫師指著 Hari 眼角長出的翼狀胬肉。
collocation: a pterygium growing from the corner of the eye
The pterygium in Anong's left eye slowly spread toward the middle of the eye.
Anong 左眼的翼狀胬肉慢慢往眼睛中央擴散。
Élise noticed that her pterygium was making the street signs look blurry.
Élise 發現她的翼狀胬肉讓路標看起來很模糊。
noticed + that-clause describing what the growth does to sight
Ilan's doctor said a pterygium looks like a small triangle of flesh on the eye.
Ilan 的醫師說，翼狀胬肉看起來像眼睛上一小片三角形的肉。
Joon asked the clinic whether the pterygium would keep growing toward the middle.
Joon 詢問診所，翼狀胬肉會不會繼續往中央長。
- develop a pterygium
- a pterygium in the eye
常見搭配
介系詞搭配
- in the eye