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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

blister ['blɪstər]
  1. 1. noun [c] (on skin) 水泡
  2. 2. noun (in paint,rubber) 气泡
  3. 3. vi. [skin+] 起泡
  4. 4. vi. [paint+] 呈气泡状

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

blister [ˈblɪstər]
  1. 1. vi. 起水疱,发水疱
    Wet skin blisters more quickly than dry skin.
    干燥的皮肤相比湿润的皮肤水泡速度更快。
    Her feet blistered during the long hike.
    长途跋涉她的起泡了。
  2. 2. vt. 严厉批评斥责
    The senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday.
    参议员周五演讲狠狠骂了行政部门一通
  3. 3. vt. 使起水疱,使肿胀
    You need to see the practice nurse immediately if the burn causes blistering.
    如果烧伤部位出现水泡,你应该立即实习护士
    The tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet.
    鞋子紧再加上出汗她的脚上起了水泡
  4. 4. n.[c] 气泡
    The paint had a few blisters in it and needed to be redone.
    油漆上面有很多水泡需要重新刷。
  5. 5. n.[c] [Botany] 疱状突起
  6. 6. n.[c] [Medicine] 水疱脓包
    Herpes infections cause painful blisters of the skin.
    疱疹感染引起皮肤出现许多痛感水泡

Collins English-English Dictionary

blister ['blɪstə]
  1. 1. n a small bubble-like elevation of the skin filled with serum, produced as a reaction to a burn, mechanical irritation, etc
  2. 2. n a swelling containing air or liquid, as on a painted surface
  3. 3. n a transparent dome or any bulge on the fuselage of an aircraft, such as one used for observation
  4. 4. n [Slang] an irritating person
  5. 5. n [NZ] [Slang] a rebuke
  6. 6. vb to have or cause to have blisters
  7. 7. vt. [tr] to attack verbally with great scorn or sarcasm
  8. 8. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old French blestre, probably from Middle Dutch bluyster blister; see blast

Examples

烫了个泡
get a blister through being scalded (or burnt)
挑破水泡
prick a blister with a needle
鞋破了,把脚底硌起来一个泡。
One of my feet has a blister because the shoe is worn out.
脚上起泡
form a blister on one's foot
挑水泡
lance a blister

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