Gouge
“Gouge” 既可以用作名词,也可以用作动词。
- 名词 (Noun):
- 半圆凿,圆凿(a chisel with a concave blade)。
- (凿出的)槽,坑。
- 动词 (Verb):
- 用圆凿凿。
- 挖出,凿出(尤其指用力挖出)。
- (俚语) 敲竹杠,漫天要价(to overcharge someone significantly)。
- “The carpenter used a small gouge to carve the intricate design.” (木匠用一把小圆凿刻出复杂的图案。)
- “The accident left a deep gouge in the side of the car.” (事故在汽车侧面留下了一道深坑。)
- “Some gas stations were accused of price gouging during the hurricane.” (一些加油站被指控在飓风期间抬高价格/敲竹杠。)
源自古法语 “gouge”,最终追溯到晚期拉丁语 “gubia”。
“Gouge” 是一个单音节词根。
“Price gouging”(价格欺诈/抬价)是一个法律和伦理术语,特指在紧急状态(如自然灾害)下,商家通过大幅提高必需品价格来牟取暴利的行为。在许多地区这是违法行为。
- 名词形式: “price gouging” (抬高价格的行为)
- 过去式: “gouged”
联想 “out” + “gauge”。想象用一个量规(gauge)形状的东西把肉或木头挖出来(out),那个动作和形状就是 “gouge”。
“During the forest fire, the only general store in the area tried to gouge customers by charging triple the normal price for bottled water. The local community was outraged. They refused to pay the unfair prices and instead helped each other find water sources. Eventually, the store owner was fined for illegal price gouging.” (在森林火灾期间,该地区唯一的杂货店试图通过对瓶装水收取正常价格三倍的费用来敲诈顾客。当地社区感到愤怒。他们拒绝支付不公平的价格,而是互相帮助寻找水源。最终,店主因非法抬高价格而被罚款。)