carbuncle

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disability, Jewellerycarbunclecar‧bun‧cle /ˈkɑːbʌŋkəl $ ˈkɑːr-/ noun [countable] 1 MIa large painful lump under someone’s skin2 DCJa red jewel, especially a garnetExamples from the Corpuscarbuncle• Yet they were covered in carbuncles and boils.• This can be seen in the liquified, dead centre of the carbuncle.• A heap of bones, a wrecked carbuncle.Origin carbuncle (1200-1300) Old French Latin carbunculus “small piece of burning coal”, from carbo; → CARBON

单词	carbuncle
释义	carbuncle From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disability, Jewellerycarbunclecar‧bun‧cle /ˈkɑːbʌŋkəl $ ˈkɑːr-/ noun [countable] 1 MIa large painful lump under someone’s skin2 DCJa red jewel, especially a garnetExamples from the Corpuscarbuncle• Yet they were covered in carbuncles and boils.• This can be seen in the liquified, dead centre of the carbuncle.• A heap of bones, a wrecked carbuncle.Origin carbuncle (1200-1300) Old French Latin carbunculus “small piece of burning coal”, from carbo; → CARBON
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