单词 | gutter |
释义 | Word Frequency gutter(ˈɡʌtə) noun 1. a channel along the eaves or on the roof of a building, used to collect and carry away rainwater 2. a channel running along the kerb or the centre of a road to collect and carry away rainwater 3. a trench running beside a canal lined with clay puddle 4. either of the two channels running parallel to a tenpin bowling lane 5. printing a. the space between two pages in a forme b. the white space between the facing pages of an open book c. the space between two columns of type 6. the space left between stamps on a sheet in order to separate them 7. surfing a dangerous deep channel formed by currents and waves 8. Australian (in gold-mining) the channel of a former watercourse that is now a vein of gold 9. the gutter verb 10. (transitive) to make gutters in 11. (intransitive) to flow in a stream or rivulet 12. (intransitive) (of a candle) to melt away by the wax forming channels and running down in drops 13. (intransitive) (of a flame) to flicker and be about to go out Derived forms gutter-like (ˈgutter-ˌlike) adjective Word origin C13: from Anglo-French goutiere, from Old French goute a drop, from Latin gutta |
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