Gorge
“Gorge” 既可以用作名词,也可以用作动词。
- 名词 (Noun):
- 峡谷(a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it)。
- 咽喉(旧用法)。
- 动词 (Verb):
- 狼吞虎咽,贪婪地吃(eat a large amount greedily)。
- “The river has cut a deep gorge through the mountains.” (河流在山中切割出了一道深深的峡谷。)
- “We gorged ourselves on pizza and ice cream last night.” (我们昨晚大肆享用了披萨和冰淇淋。)
- “The sight of the cruelty made his gorge rise.” (那种残忍的景象让他感到恶心/愤怒。)
源自古法语 “gorge”(喉咙),最终追溯到拉丁语 “gurges”(漩涡,吞噬者)。
“Gorge” 是一个单音节词根。
“My gorge rises” 是一个文学化的表达,指感到极度恶心或愤怒,源自生理上的反胃感。在户外运动中,“Gorge” 常与探险和壮丽的自然景观联系在一起。
- 动词过去式: “gorged”
- 形容词形式: “gorgeous” (原意指华丽的服饰,后演变为极漂亮的)
联想 “george” (人名)。想象一个叫乔治(George)的人掉进了一个大峡谷(gorge),并在那里狼吞虎咽(gorge)地吃东西。
“After hiking for three days, the explorers finally reached the mouth of the Great Gorge. The walls were so steep that the sun only hit the bottom for an hour each day. That evening, after their hard work, they decided to gorge themselves on the last of their supplies to celebrate their discovery.” (徒步三天后,探险家们终于到达了大峡谷的入口。谷壁如此陡峭,以至于每天阳光只能照射到底部一小时。那天晚上,经过辛勤劳动,他们决定大快朵颐地吃掉最后的补给,以庆祝他们的发现。)