单词 | carbuncle |
释义 | carbuncle (once / 5814 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY carbuncle: carbuncles, carbuncular USAGE EXAMPLESPeople should be ashamed for even considering voting for this human carbuncle. New York Times(Sep 15, 2016) Meet the winner of Britain’s worst new building award, a.k.a. the Carbuncle Cup. Los Angeles Times(Sep 12, 2016) Last year's Carbuncle Cup went to the City of London skyscraper nicknamed the Walkie Talkie. BBC(Sep 07, 2016) 1 n deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets 2Hyper garnet any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive n an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus Hyper staphylococcal infection an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation |
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