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fomentation

/fəʊmənˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌfoʊmənˈteɪʃən/

Meanings
noun

热敷，湿敷。

The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain by relaxing the skin, or of discussing (dispersing) tumours.

Examples :

"The doctor recommended fomentation with warm towels to relieve the muscle pain in her back. "
医生建议用热毛巾热敷来缓解她背部的肌肉疼痛。
medicine body physiology

Related Words

Illustration dispersing

dispersing verb

/dɪˈspɜːsɪŋ/ /dɪˈspɝsɪŋ/

散开，分散。

"The Jews are dispersed among all nations."

犹太人分散在各个国家。

Illustration medicinal

medicinal noun

/məˈdɪsnəl/

药用植物

"The medicinal was used to soothe the toddler's cough. "

这种药用植物被用来缓解那个幼儿的咳嗽。

Illustration recommended

recommended verb

/ˌɹɛkəˈmɛndɪd/

推荐，举荐，介绍.

"The board recommends Philips, given his ample experience in similar positions."

鉴于菲利普斯在类似职位上经验丰富，董事会推荐他。

Illustration discontent

discontent noun

/ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/

不满，不悦。

"The student's discontent with the course material was evident in her low grades. "

学生对课程内容的不满从她低下的成绩中显而易见。

Illustration instigation

instigation noun

/ˌɪnstɪˈɡeɪʃən/

唆使，煽动，怂恿

"The teacher's harsh comments were the instigation for a fight between two students. "

老师严厉的批评成了两个学生打架的导火索，也像是有人在背后唆使他们争斗。

Illustration encouragement

encouragement noun

[ɪnˈkʌɹɪdʒmənt]

鼓励，激励。

"The teacher's encouragement helped the student overcome her fear of public speaking. "

老师的鼓励帮助那位学生克服了她对公开演讲的恐惧。

Illustration discussing

discussing verb

/dɪsˈkʌsɪŋ/

讨论，商议

"We are discussing the homework assignment in class. "

我们正在课堂上讨论作业。

Illustration application

application noun

/aplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/

应用, 施用

"The application of this cream should reduce the swelling."

这个药膏的施用应该能减轻肿胀。

Illustration fomenting

fomenting verb

/foʊˈmɛntɪŋ/ /fəˈmɛntɪŋ/

煽动，鼓动。

"Foreign governments have tried to foment unrest."

外国政府曾试图煽动骚乱。

Illustration substances

substances noun

/ˈsʌbstənsɪz/ /ˈsʌbstənzɪz/

物质，材料，东西。

"The science class experimented with different substances to see how they reacted to heat. "

科学课用不同的物质做实验，观察它们对热的反应。

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

使 затруднить，使复杂，为难

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

新软件上那些复杂的说明让我无法按时完成项目。

Illustration excitation

excitation noun

/ˌeksəˈteɪʃən/ /ˌeksɪˈteɪʃən/

激动，兴奋，激发

"The excitation in the children's voices was obvious as they waited for the school bus on the first day of summer vacation. "

孩子们在暑假第一天等校车时，他们声音里的兴奋劲儿显而易见。