| 单词 | gouge |
| 释义 | gouge (gaʊdʒ ) Word forms: gouges , gouging , gouged 1. verb If you gouge something, you make a hole or a long cut in it, usually with a pointed object. Stiletto heels are gouging out chunks of the marble floor. [V n ] ...quarries which have gouged great holes in the hills. [VERB noun preposition] Synonyms: scoop, cut, score, dig (out) Gouge is also a noun. ...a muddy gouge in the ground. 2. countable noun A gouge is a tool which is used for cutting and shaping wood. Synonyms: gash, cut, scratch, hollow 3. verb If you say that a business gouges its customers, you mean that it forces them to pay an unfairly high price for its goods or services. [mainly US, informal, disapproval] Banks and credit-card companies have been accused of gouging their customers. [VERB noun] gouging uncountable noun The airline industry has charged the oil companies with price gouging. Phrasal verbs: gouge out phrasal verb To gouge out a piece or part of something means to cut, dig, or force it from the surrounding surface. You can also gouge out a hole in the ground. He has accused her of threatening to gouge his eyes out. [VERB noun PARTICLE] ...stripping off the soil and gouging out gold or iron ore. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Translations: Chinese: 凿 Japanese: くりぬく |
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