单词	gobble
释义	gobblegob‧ble /ˈɡɒbəl $ ˈɡɑː-/ verb informal Word Origin WORD ORIGINgobble Origin: 1 1600-1700 Probably from gob2 1600-1700 From the sound Verb Table VERB TABLE gobble Simple Form Present I, you, we, they gobble he, she, it gobbles Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they gobbled Present perfect I, you, we, they have gobbled he, she, it has gobbled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had gobbled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will gobble Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have gobbled Continuous Form Present I am gobbling he, she, it is gobbling you, we, they are gobbling Past I, he, she, it was gobbling you, we, they were gobbling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been gobbling he, she, it has been gobbling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been gobbling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be gobbling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been gobbling Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Housing costs gobble up almost half of our budget. We gobbled up all of the cake in one evening. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS For three mornings I watched her gobble eggs. I heard wild turkeys gobbling and saw white-tailed deer. Not that it stopped her from gobbling up every cultural titbit dropped before her. Somehow a collection for the next few months was cobbled together and gobbled up by the hungry customers. The big fish, seeing the little one there, glides into the basket to gobble him up. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto eat something very quickly► wolf down informal to eat food quickly and eagerly, especially because you are very hungry or are in a hurry: wolf down something: · I wolfed down my breakfast but still felt hungry.· They were already late so they wolfed down their lunch and caught the 2.30 train.wolf something down: · When the food finally came she wolfed it down immediately. ► bolt down British to eat something too quickly, especially because you are in a hurry: bolt down something: · He bolted down two hamburgers then washed them down with Coca-Cola.bolt something down: · Don't bolt your food down! Chew it up slowly. ► gobble up/down to eat something quickly and noisily, especially because you are taking a lot of food into your mouth: gobble something up/down: · Mike gobbled his lunch down then dashed off to meet his next client.gobble up/down something: · The cat leapt onto the kitchen counter and gobbled up the smoked salmon intended for dinner. ► scoff British informal /scarf American informal to eat something very quickly: · I left three pies in the fridge and someone's scoffed the lot!scarf up/down something: · I scarfed down breakfast in my car on the way to work.scarf something up/down: · Wow, you two really scarfed those cookies up. WORD SETS► Birds auk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► up · Then it was usually delicatessen, a filled roll or some cheese or fruit, anything that could be gobbled up quickly.· It gobbled up still untold millions of dollars.· She hadn't realised how quickly the stock had been gobbled up by the hungry flames.· But in convention season, Mondays and Tuesdays can get gobbled up quickly.· Not that it stopped her from gobbling up every cultural titbit dropped before her.· None the less, several very successful businessmen are convinced that the public will gobble up interactive services if they are made available.· Plenty of small operators remain to be gobbled up by big ones able to meet the capital and research costs now required.· Cook only partially reported what Marana officials did when they gobbled up 1, 200 acres at Tangerine and Thornydale roads. 1 (also gobble up/down) [intransitive, transitive] to eat something very quickly, especially in an impolite or greedy way SYN  wolf:  Don’t gobble your food! She gobbled down her lunch.2[intransitive] to make a sound like a turkey—gobble noun [countable]gobble something↔ up phrasal verb informal1if one company gobbles up a smaller company, it buys it and takes control of it:  Air France gobbled up its main French rivals, Air Inter and UTA.2to quickly use a lot of a supply of something such as money or land:  Inflation has gobbled up our wage increases.3to eat something very quickly, especially in an impolite or greedy way:  We gobbled up all of the cake in one evening.
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