单词 | gorge |
释义 | Word Frequency gorge(ɡɔːdʒ) noun 1. a deep ravine, esp one through which a river runs 2. the contents of the stomach 3. feelings of disgust or resentment (esp in the phrase one's gorge rises) 4. an obstructing mass an ice gorge 5. fortifications a. a narrow rear entrance to a work b. the narrow part of a bastion or outwork 6. archaic the throat or gullet verb also: engorge 7. (intransitive) falconry (of hawks) to eat until the crop is completely full 8. to swallow (food) ravenously 9. (transitive) to stuff (oneself) with food Derived forms gorgeable (ˈgorgeable) adjective gorger (ˈgorger) noun Word origin C14: from Old French gorger to stuff, from gorge throat, from Late Latin gurga, modification of Latin gurges whirlpool |
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