ulcer

IPA/ˈʌlsə(r)/
KK[ˈʌlsɚ]IPA/ˈʌlsər/

ulcer — 名詞

  • ulcersingular
  • ulcersplural

1. a painful raw patch — either on a person's skin or inside an organ such as the s

1.名詞B2
釋義

潰瘍

皮膚或器官表面難以自行癒合的破損

a painful raw patch — either on a person's skin or inside an organ such as the stomach or mouth — where the surface tissue has worn through and will not heal by itself without treatment.

例句

Selim was diagnosed with a stomach ulcer after months of burning pain.

Selim 經歷數月的灼痛之後，被診斷出胃潰瘍。

collocation: stomach ulcer

The nurse cleaned the ulcer on the patient's leg and changed the bandage.

護理師為病人清理腿上的潰瘍，並更換了繃帶。

collocation: ulcer on [body part]

常見搭配
  • stomach ulcer
  • mouth ulcer
  • peptic ulcer
  • develop an ulcer
  • treat an ulcer
同義詞
  • sore

    more general — any painful spot on the body, not necessarily a deep break

  • lesion

    medical term covering any abnormal tissue area, broader than ulcer

文法句型

a/an + ulcer

stomach/mouth + ulcer

用法筆記

Frequently combined with a body part to specify location: 'stomach ulcer', 'mouth ulcer', 'leg ulcer', 'peptic ulcer'. Countable — a person can have one or several.

常見錯誤

I have a wound ulcer on my leg.
I have an ulcer on my leg.
'ulcer' already means the sore itself; 'wound ulcer' is redundant.

同根字

  • ulcerate
    動詞C2
  • ulcerated
    形容詞C2
  • ulceration
    名詞C2
  • ulcerous
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • stomach ulcer
  • mouth ulcer
  • peptic ulcer
  • leg ulcer
  • duodenal ulcer

常用片語

  • develop an ulcer
  • treat an ulcer
  • bleed from an ulcer
  • heal an ulcer

介系詞搭配

  • ulcer on
  • ulcer in
  • ulcer inside