| 单词 | gobble |
| 释义 | gobble (once / 2391 pages) vn To gobble is to eat quickly — really quickly. When you gobble your dinner, you hardly even chew your food. You’ve probably been told that gobbling your food is impolite. However, maybe you can get away with it if you impress your dining companions with some interesting facts about this word’s history. Gobble comes from an Old French word meaning “a mouthful” or “a lump.” It’s related to gob, a slang term for “mouth” in the UK. WORD FAMILYgobble: gobbled, gobbler, gobbles, gobbling+/gobbler: gobblers USAGE EXAMPLESThe Jewish state is gobbling up land that is supposed to be preserved for the Palestinians. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) As a result, the two gobble up a combined 58 percent of all the advertising purchased in the U.S. online or on mobile phones. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Pablo and Coloring Book gobbled up a disproportionate amount of my listening time and intellectual and spiritual energy this year. Slate(Dec 29, 2016) 1v eat hastily without proper chewing Syn|Hyper bolt eat take in solid food 2v make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys Hyper emit, let loose, let out, utter express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) 3n the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock Hyper cry the characteristic utterance of an animal |
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