好词典

ralph

UK /rælf/US /rælf/

词源

源自人名Ralph,20世纪中期开始用作俚语表示呕吐,可能与呕吐时的声音模仿有关。

verb

❶ 俚语,指呕吐或剧烈地吐出胃内容物,通常用于非正式场合或口语表达。

“After the roller coaster ride, he had to ralph behind the bushes.”

(坐完过山车后,他不得不在灌木丛后呕吐。)

“The smell was so bad it made me want to ralph.”

(那味道太难闻了,让我想吐。)

同义词:vomit, throw up, puke

常见短语

ralph it up — 俚语,指呕吐或把胃里的东西吐出来,常用于非正式场合。

“He drank too much and ended up ralphing it up in the bathroom.”

(他喝得太多了,最后在浴室里吐了。)