
英:/'ˈɡɒbl/ 美:/'ˈɡɑːbl/
狼吞虎咽
過去式:gobbled 過去分詞:gobbled 現在分詞:gobbling 第三人稱單數:gobbles 複數:gobbles
GRE
vi. 貪食;咯咯叫
vt. 狼吞虎咽
n. 火雞叫聲
Yesterday I saw a beggar gobbling a piece of bread on the street.
昨天我看見一個乞丐在街上狼吞虎咽地吃一塊面包。
We were stationed at a place where we could often hear turkeys gobbled.
我們駐紮的地方可以時常可以聽到火雞在咯咯叫。
Following the gobble, we caught the turkey.
循着火雞的叫聲,我們抓住了它。
She gobbled her dinner up.
她狼吞虎咽地吃完了晚飯
I have four children, so they will gobble all it up, even if I'm given the first choice.
我有四個孩子,所以即使讓我先吃,他們也會狼吞虎咽吃光。
Hanson advises guests to accept the offerings politely—but not to gobble, or gulp—and for goodness sakes don't get drunk.
漢森建議賓客禮貌地進食,不要在招待會上狼吞虎咽,而且切記不要喝醉。
Many of us rush through the day, with no time for anything, and when we have time to get a bite to eat, we gobble it down.
我們很多人匆匆忙忙地度過一天,沒有時間做任何事情,當我們有時間吃點東西時,我們經常是狼吞虎咽。
There were dangerous beasts in the river that might gobble you up.
那條河裡曾有危險的野獸,會把你吞吃掉。
How many of us have heard our mothers tell us not to gobble our food?
我們當中有多少人在吃飯的時候,聽到過母親的唠叨,不要狼吞虎咽?
gobble up
狼吞虎咽;貪婪地抓住
vi.|cluck;貪食;咯咯叫
vt.|snarf/bolt down;狼吞虎咽
"gobble" 是英語中具有雙重含義的動詞,主要使用場景如下:
一、作為進食行為的描述
指快速且大聲地吞咽食物,帶有不雅或急促的進食意味。劍橋詞典将其定義為"to eat food too quickly"(過快地吞食食物)。例如:"The children gobbled their sandwiches before running outside."(孩子們狼吞虎咽吃完三明治就沖出門玩耍)。
二、作為動物叫聲的拟聲詞
特指雄性火雞發出的"咯咯"聲。牛津英語詞典記載該詞源自16世紀拟聲構詞法,模拟火雞求偶時的獨特喉音。例句:"Wild turkeys gobbled loudly in the forest at dawn."(黎明時野生火雞在林中高聲啼叫)。
該詞的詞源可追溯至中古英語"gobben"(大口吞咽),與法語"gober"(吞咽)同源。現代英語中衍生出複合詞"gobble up",既可表示"快速吃完"(He gobbled up the pizza),也可比喻"大量消耗資源"(Rent gobbles up half my salary)。
主要參考資料:
• 劍橋詞典(dictionary.cambridge.org)
• 牛津英語詞典(www.oed.com)
• 詞源線上詞典(www.etymonline.com)
以下是關于單詞gobble 的詳細解釋:
動詞(主要含義)
名詞
如需更多例句或語境用法,可參考新東方線上詞典或牛津詞典。
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