Canker

(noun.) an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth).

(noun.) a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark.

(verb.) infect with a canker.

(verb.) become infected with a canker.

整理:怀亚特

• The canker is in the flower. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• But it rusted and cankered at your father's heart for years. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.

校对:梅雷迪思