tumescent

/tjuːˈmesnt/ (bre, ipa) · [tumˈɛsɪnt] /tuːˈmesnt/ (ame, ipa) · [tumˈɛsɪnt] /tü-ˈme-sᵊnt How to pronounce tumescent (audio) tyü-/ (ame, mw)

tumescent — 形容詞

  • tumescentpositive
  • more tumescentcomparative
  • most tumescentsuperlative

1. enlarged and firm because sexual desire has sent extra blood into the tissue

1.形容詞C2
釋義

勃起；充血

因性興奮而脹起的

enlarged and firm because sexual desire has sent extra blood into the tissue

例句

By the time they kissed, Omar was already tumescent.

等到他們接吻時，Omar 已經勃起了。

linking verb: be tumescent during arousal

As kissing continued, the clitoris became tumescent and more sensitive.

接吻持續時，陰蒂會充血隆起，變得更敏感。

becomes tumescent + body part

同義詞
  • erect

    more direct and everyday for a penis or similar organ

  • engorged

    more technical, focusing on tissue filled with blood

  • swollen

    broader and does not by itself suggest sexual arousal

反義詞
  • flaccid

    describes tissue or an organ in a soft, non-aroused state

文法句型

become tumescent during arousal

remain tumescent

tumescent tissue

用法筆記

Often used in medical or literary descriptions of sexual arousal, especially for tissue or organs rather than for a whole person. Distinguish it from adjective/2, which refers to swelling from trapped fluid or gas.

2. pushed outward because liquid or gas has collected inside

2.形容詞C2
釋義

腫脹；鼓脹

因液體或氣體積聚而脹起的

pushed outward because liquid or gas has collected inside

例句

After the fall, Bao's ankle looked tumescent by evening.

摔倒後，Bao 的腳踝到了傍晚看起來已經腫脹。

look tumescent after an injury

The vet said the calf's belly was tumescent with trapped gas.

獸醫說那頭小牛的肚子因積氣而鼓脹。

tumescent with trapped gas

同義詞
  • swollen

    common everyday word for becoming larger from fluid or irritation

  • distended

    more medical and especially common for a belly or organ stretched outward

  • bloated

    less formal and often used for stomach swelling from gas

反義詞
  • flat

    describes a surface or body part without swelling

  • deflated

    suggests swelling or pressure has gone down

文法句型

look tumescent after an injury

be tumescent with gas

a tumescent abdomen

用法筆記

Usually describes a body part or organ after injury, illness, or trapped gas. Distinguish it from adjective/1, which points specifically to sexual arousal.