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guts

UK /ɡʌts/US /ɡʌts/

词源

源自古英语 guttas(内脏),与德语 Gütte(肠子)同源,最初指动物的消化道器官。

noun

❶ 指人或动物的内脏器官,尤指肠道部分。在口语中常用来比喻勇气或胆量,表示面对困难时的决心。

“The hunter cleaned the guts of the deer after the hunt.”

(猎人在狩猎后清理了鹿的内脏。)

“She had the guts to stand up to the bully in class.”

(她有勇气在课堂上对抗欺凌者。)

同义词:courage, bravery, intestines, entrails, nerve

verb

❶ 指取出动物的内脏,常用于烹饪或狩猎场景。也可比喻彻底摧毁某事物的核心部分。

“The fisherman gutted the salmon before cooking it.”

(渔夫在烹饪前取出了三文鱼的内脏。)

“They gutted the old building, leaving only the outer walls.”

(他们拆空了旧建筑,只留下外墙。)

同义词:eviscerate, clean, hollow, strip, devastate

常见短语

hate someone's guts — 强烈厌恶某人,常用于表达极度的反感或敌意。

“After he betrayed her, she hated his guts.”

(在他背叛她之后,她对他恨之入骨。)

spill one's guts — 倾诉心声或秘密,通常指情感上的彻底宣泄。

“He spilled his guts to the therapist about his childhood trauma.”

(他向治疗师倾诉了童年创伤的所有心事。)

work one's guts out — 非常努力地工作,几乎耗尽全部精力。

“She worked her guts out to finish the project on time.”

(她拼命工作以按时完成项目。)