单词	gorge
释义	gorge1 noungorge2 verbgorge3 adjective gorgegorge1 /ɡɔːdʒ $ ɡɔːrdʒ/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINgorge1 Origin: 1300-1400 French ‘throat’, from Latin gurges ‘throat, whirlpool’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He built four massive towers, two on each side of the gorge, to support four cables. I saw a creek at one point, visible at the bottom of a gorge. It is well worth visiting just as a tourist or to do the five-hour walk along the bottom of the gorge. The wind blowing down the gorge was causing the boat to swing back and forth like a pendulum. There was the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, an almost sheer thousand-foot gorge with several sites for high dams. Town and canton rose in importance after the early thirteenth century when the bridging of the Schollenen gorge opened up the Cotthard. Thesaurus THESAURUS► valley an area of lower land between two lines of hills or mountains, usually with a river flowing through it: · The route passes through a remote mountain valley.· a trek up the Gokyo Valley to see Mount Everest ► gorge a deep narrow valley with steep sides – often used in names, especially in Europe: · The river flows through a deep gorge.· Cheddar Gorge ► canyon a deep valley with very steep sides – often used in names, especially in North and South America: · She looked down the side of the canyon.· We visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona. ► ravine a small valley with very steep sides: · He fell down a ravine. ► glen a deep narrow valley in Scotland or Ireland: · They followed the river along the glen.· the Glens of Antrim ► gully a small narrow valley, usually formed by a lot of rain flowing down the side of a hill: · They reached the top by scrambling up a gully. WORD SETS► Geography abyss, nounalluvial, adjectivealluvium, nounalpine, adjectiveAmerican, adjectiveAntarctica, anticyclone, nounarchipelago, nounArctic, adjectivearid, adjectiveAsia, atlas, nounatoll, nounAustralasia, Australasian, adjectiveAustralia, avalanche, nounaxis, nounbank, nounbarometer, nounbarrier reef, nounbasin, nounbay, nounbayou, nounbeach, nounbearing, nounbed, nounbight, nounbluff, nounborder, nounborder, verbborderland, nounborderline, nounborough, nounbox canyon, nounBritish, adjectivebutte, nouncanyon, nouncape, nouncapital, nouncardinal point, nounCaribbean, adjectivecartography, nouncay, nounchain, nounchaparral, nounchart, nounchasm, nounchimney, nounChinese, adjectivecirrus, nounCIS, nouncliff, nounclimate, nounclimatic, adjectivecoastal, adjectivecoastline, nouncockney, nouncol, nouncold front, nouncommuter belt, nouncompass, nounconfluence, nouncontinent, nouncontinental, adjectivecontinental shelf, nouncontour, nounconurbation, nouncoordinate, nouncorridor, nouncorrie, nouncoterminous, adjectivecouncil estate, nouncountry, nouncounty, nouncounty town, nouncourse, nouncove, nouncrag, nouncraggy, adjectivecreek, nouncrevasse, nouncrevice, nouncumulus, nouncyclone, noundateline, noundelta, noundesert, noundesert island, noundevelopment, noundistrict, noundivide, noundown, adverbdune, noundust bowl, nouneast, nouneast, adjectiveeast, adverbeastbound, adjectiveeasterly, adjectiveeasterly, nouneastern, adjectiveEasterner, nouneasternmost, adjectiveeastwards, adverbelevation, nouneminence, nounenvirons, nounequatorial, adjectiveerode, verberosion, nounescarpment, nounestuary, nounEurope, nounextraterritorial, adjectiveeyot, nounface, nounfarmland, nounfeeder, nounfiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood plain, nounfluvial, adjectivefrontier, nounfrontiersman, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungeo-, prefixgeography, noungeophysics, noungeopolitics, noungeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglaciation, nounglacier, nounglobe, noungoldfield, noungorge, noungrassland, nounGrecian, adjectivegreen belt, noungrid, noungrotto, noungroundwater, noungulch, noungulf, noungully, nounhead, nounheadland, nounheadwaters, nounheartland, nounhemisphere, nounhighland, adjectivehighlands, nounhigh water mark, nounhinterland, nounHome Counties, the, homeland, nounhurricane, noun-i, suffixIberian, adjectiveiceberg, nounice cap, nounice floe, nounice pack, nounice sheet, nouninhabitant, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninner city, nouninshore, adverbinsular, adjectiveintercontinental, adjectiveInternational Date Line, nounisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounisobar, nounIsraeli, adjectiveIsraeli, nounisthmus, nounItalian, adjectiveItalianate, adjectiveItalo-, prefixJapanese, adjectivekey, nounknoll, nounlagoon, nounlake, nounlandlocked, adjectivelandmass, nounlandslide, nounlandslip, nounlat., Latin, adjectiveLatin America, nounLatin American, adjectivelatitude, nounlevee, nounlittoral, nounlong., longitude, nounlongitudinal, adjectivelough, nounlowlands, nounlow-lying, adjectivelow water mark, nounmagnetic north, nounmagnetic pole, nounmarsh, nounmarshland, nounmeander, verbMediterranean, adjectiveMercator projection, nounmeridian, nounmesa, nounMiddle America, nounmidtown, adjectivemonsoon, nounmoorland, nounmorass, nounmountain, nounmountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudslide, nounmull, nounnarrows, nounnavigation, nounNE, neck, nounnor'-, prefixnorth, nounnorth, adjectivenorth, adverbNorth America, nounnortheast, nounnortheast, adjectivenortheasterly, adjectivenortheastern, adjectivenortheastwards, adverbnortherly, adjectivenorthern, adjectivenortherner, nounnorthernmost, adjectivenorthwards, adverbnorthwest, nounnorthwest, adjectivenorthwesterly, adjectivenorthwestern, adjectivenorthwestwards, adverbnotch, nounNW, NZ, oasis, nounoccidental, nounocean, nounonshore, adjectiveopenness, nounOrdnance Survey map, nounoriental, adjectiveoutcrop, nounoverspill, nounpack ice, nounpaddy, nounpalisade, nounpan-, prefixpanhandle, nounparallel, nounpeak, nounpeninsula, nounPersian, adjectivephysical geography, nounplain, nounplateau, nounpoint, nounpolar, adjectivepole, nounpolitical geography, nounpollutant, nounpop., populate, verbpopulation, nounprairie, nounprecipice, nounprecipitation, nounPrime Meridian, principality, nounprojection, nounpromontory, nounprovince, nounprovincial, adjectivepueblo, nounR, rainfall, nounrain forest, nounrain gauge, nounrainstorm, nounrange, nounravine, nounreef, nounreference, nounregion, nounregional, adjectiverelief map, nounreservoir, nounresettle, verbresidential, adjectiveresource, nounridge, nounrift valley, nounrise, verbriver, nounriver basin, nounriver bed, nounRoman, adjectiverotation, nounrugged, adjectiverun-off, nounrural, adjectivesand, nounsand bar, nounsandstorm, nounsandy, adjectivesavanna, nounScandinavian, nounscar, nounscarp, nounscree, nounscrubland, nounSE, seaboard, nounsea breeze, nounseafront, nounsea level, nounseaport, nounseaward, adjectivesection, nounsemitropical, adjectiveshelf, nounslough, nounsmog, nounsnowfield, nounsource, nounsouth, nounsouth, adjectivesouth, adverbSouth America, adjectivesoutheast, nounsoutheast, adjectivesoutheasterly, adjectivesoutheastern, adjectivesoutheastwards, adverbsoutherly, adjectivesouthern, adjectivesouthernmost, adjectivesouthwards, adverbsouthwest, nounsouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivesouthwestern, adjectivesouthwestwards, adverbspeleology, nounspit, nounspur, nounstrait, nounsubcontinent, nounsubtropical, adjectivesuburb, nounsuburban, adjectivesummit, nounsurvey, nounsurvey, verbSW, swamp, nountableland, nounterrain, nounterritory, nountidal, adjectivetidal wave, nountidewater, nountime zone, nountop, nountopography, nountor, nountornado, nountown, nountown centre, nountowpath, nountrack, nountract, nountrade route, nountrail, nountransatlantic, adjectivetranscontinental, adjectivetributary, nountropic, nountropical, adjectivetundra, nountyphoon, nounUK, the, uncharted, adjectiveup, adverbup-country, adjectiveuplands, nounupper, adjectiveupriver, adverbupstate, adjectiveupstream, adverbuptown, adverburban, adjectiveurbanized, adjectiveurban renewal, nounurban sprawl, nounUS, the, adjectivevalley, nounW, warm front, nounwaste, adjectivewasteland, nounwater, verbwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterfront, nounwaterhole, nounwatering place, nounwater meadow, nounwatershed, nounwater table, nounwaterway, nounweather vane, nounwest, nounwest, adjectiveWest, nounwestern, adjectiveWesterner, nounwesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwilderness, nounwolds, nounzoning, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► deep · But it was the same deep gorge - and it was on the other side of the lake!· The falls were in a deep gorge.· We're worried, so fear makes it a deep gorge.· The cemeteries are laid out on sandy, wind-swept terraces high above the deep gorge.· He was sitting on a bench near the top of the hill, overlooking the throw-yourself-off bridge and the deep deep gorge.· Limestone reappears and is much in evidence when Hellgill Bridge is reached, this centuries-old structure spanning a deep gorge. ► narrow · Not far away a turgid and fast moving river rushed southward in narrow gorges.· The late-afternoon sunlight ricocheted and reflected off the sandstone, illuminating the narrow gorge with a cool radiance. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► feel your gorge rise Wendy and I felt our gorge rise, and simply could not eat. 1a deep narrow valley with steep sides2feel your gorge rise British English to feel very sick or angry, especially when you see or smell something very unpleasant gorge1 noungorge2 verbgorge3 adjective gorgegorge2 verb Verb Table VERB TABLE gorge Simple Form Present I, you, we, they gorge he, she, it gorges Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they gorged Present perfect I, you, we, they have gorged he, she, it has gorged Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had gorged Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will gorge Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have gorged Continuous Form Present I am gorging he, she, it is gorging you, we, they are gorging Past I, he, she, it was gorging you, we, they were gorging Present perfect I, you, we, they have been gorging he, she, it has been gorging Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been gorging Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be gorging Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been gorging Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He knew he would gorge himself on curry and dal and then want to sleep. In the months to come, Mr Clinton will undoubtedly go on gorging. Just because we appear to be gorging ourselves on war coverage doesn't mean to say that we swallow it whole. Moms warn daughters of what comes of gorging on chips or chocolate. We enjoyed good wines at 75p a litre and gorging on fresh sardines and salads bought in the local market. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto eat a lot or too much► stuff/gorge yourself to eat so much food that you cannot eat anything else: stuff/gorge yourself with: · Having stuffed himself with burgers, Terry was unable to finish his dessert.stuff/gorge yourself on: · The Romans would gorge themselves on grapes and plums. ► pig out informal to eat a lot of food -- used humorously: · Last night we pigged out and ate three pizzas.pig out on: · When he's depressed he always pigs out on ice cream. ► make a pig of yourself informal to eat too much food -- used especially humorously, and used to say that someone has behaved in an embarrassing way when eating with other people: · I had four pieces of cake and made a real pig of myself.· Don't make such a pig of yourself; you've eaten enough. ► overeat to regularly eat too much in a way that is bad for your health: · You need to watch your weight - have you been overeating?· A woman who overeats during pregnancy can cause health problems for her child. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► gorge yourself (on something) All fish love eating tubifex and will gorge themselves silly on the worm. He knew he would gorge himself on curry and dal and then want to sleep. In the wild they are opportunist feeders and at times of plenty they gorge themselves and then may fast for several weeks. Just because we appear to be gorging ourselves on war coverage doesn't mean to say that we swallow it whole. Once there they gorge themselves until they are so bloated they can hardly take off. The symbolism was extended to the gorge itself Blondin had literally caught it in his net. ► be gorged with something Snakes were gorged with small rodents in preparation for their winter hibernation. The Chari River is gorged with water during the rainy season, and often floods. The fair white flesh was gorged with concupiscence and glistening with perspiration. 1gorge yourself (on something) to eat until you are too full to eat any more SYN  stuff yourself:  We gorged ourselves on ripe plums.2be gorged with something to be completely full of something:  The insect sucks until it is gorged with blood. gorge1 noungorge2 verbgorge3 adjective gorgegorge3 adjective British English spoken informal extremely beautiful or attractive
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