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entrails

UK //ˈen.treɪlz//US //ˈen.treɪlz//

词源

源自中古英语 entrailles,借自古法语 entrailles,最终来自拉丁语 intestina(肠子)。

noun

❶ 指人或动物的内脏器官,通常包括肠、胃等腹部器官,常用于解剖学或描述猎物的场景。

“The hunter removed the entrails of the deer after the kill.”

(猎人在捕杀后取出了鹿的内脏。)

“Ancient priests would examine the entrails of sacrificed animals for omens.”

(古代祭司会检查祭献动物的内脏来占卜吉凶。)

同义词:viscera, guts, innards

常见短语

spill one's entrails — 字面意思是内脏流出,比喻遭受严重伤害或彻底失败的状态。

“The boxer looked like he was about to spill his entrails after that brutal punch.”

(拳击手挨了那记重拳后,看起来像要内脏迸裂一般。)