inflamed

adjective

/ɪnˈfleɪmd/

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(of a part of the body身体部位) red, painful and hot because of infection or injury发炎的；红肿的
- an inflamed and swollen finger红肿的手指
Synonyms painful
painful
- sore
- raw
- inflamed
- excruciating
- burning
- itchy
These words all describe something that causes you physical pain.
- painful causing you physical pain. 指使人肉体上疼痛的Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death
- sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much:
  a sore throat咽喉疼
  Their feet were sore after hours of walking.他们走了几小时的路，脚都走疼了。
- raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged:
  The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.她脚上的皮磨破了。
- inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury:
  The wound had become inflamed.伤口发炎了。
- excruciating extremely painful. 指极痛苦的、极苦恼的Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body: an excruciating throat/back/knee.
- burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot:
  She felt a burning sensation in her throat.她感到咽喉火辣辣的疼。
- itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling:
  an itchy rash发痒的皮疹
  I feel itchy all over.我觉得浑身发痒。
Patterns
- sore/inflamed/itchy eyes
- raw/inflamed/itchy skin
- a painful/an excruciating death
- a painful/burning sensation
- excruciating/burning pain
Extra Examples
- Her joints are severely inflamed.她的关节严重发炎。
- Her finger was swollen and inflamed.她的手指发炎肿起来了。
- The wound had become inflamed.伤口发炎了。
- an inflamed Achilles tendon发炎的跟腱
Topics Illnessc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- get
- …
adverb
- severely
- acutely
- chronically
- …
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(of people, feelings, etc.人、感情等) very angry or excited愤怒的；非常激动的
- an inflamed crowd愤怒的人群
- a man inflamed with jealousy一个充满嫉妒的男人
Topics Feelingsc2