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gorge

UK /ɡɔːdʒ/US /ɡɔːrdʒ/

词源

源自中古法语'gorge'(喉咙),更早来自拉丁语'gurges'(漩涡、咽喉),与吞咽动作相关。地质学意义的'峡谷'由16世纪引申而来,因形似张开的咽喉。

noun

❶ 指两山之间狭窄而深的峡谷,通常由河流长期侵蚀形成,两侧陡峭,底部常有水流。

“The hikers descended into the gorge to see the waterfall.”

(徒步旅行者下到峡谷里看瀑布。)

“The Colorado River carved the Grand Gorge over millions of years.”

(科罗拉多河经过数百万年冲刷形成了大峡谷。)

❶ 表示喉咙或食道,尤其指食物通过的部分,常用于文学或夸张表达中。

“The lump in his gorge made it hard to swallow.”

(他喉咙里的肿块让他难以下咽。)

“She felt the wine burn down her gorge.”

(她感觉到酒灼烧着她的食道。)

同义词:canyon, ravine, chasm, throat, gullet

verb

❶ 指贪婪地大量吃某物,通常带有急促或过度享用的意味,含贬义。

“The children gorged on candy until they felt sick.”

(孩子们猛吃糖果直到觉得恶心。)

“After the famine, survivors gorged themselves on food.”

(饥荒过后,幸存者们狼吞虎咽地吃东西。)

同义词:devour, gobble, overeat, stuff, wolf down

常见短语

make someone's gorge rise — 指某事物令人极度厌恶或愤怒,字面意思是让喉咙发紧想吐,表达强烈的反感情绪。

“The cruelty of the act made her gorge rise.”

(这种残忍的行为让她恶心得想吐。)