| 单词 | gorge |
| 释义 | gorge (once / 548 pages) 1n 2v A gorge is a very deep crevice between two mountains or hills. Gorges are formed by rivers running through and eroding rock over a very long period of time. The Latin root of gorge means "throat," leading to both the "narrow passage" meaning and the French gorgier, "to swallow," which influenced the verb version of gorge, "to overeat." You may love to gorge on ice cream, but the stomachache afterword won't be very pleasant. To remember the "canyon" meaning, think of the famous upstate New York bumper sticker, “Ithaca is gorges.” It's a play on gorgeous, meaning beautiful, and the beautiful ravines in the area. WORD FAMILYgorge: disgorge, engorge, gorged, gorger, gorges, gorging, overgorge, regorge+/disgorge: disgorged, disgorgement, disgorges, disgorging/disgorgement: disgorgements/engorge: engorged, engorgement, engorges, engorging/gorger: gorgers/overgorge: overgorged/regorge: regorged USAGE EXAMPLESHere it seems like most young people are super overweight and getting together means doing something super-sedentary and gorging yourself on food. New York Times(Oct 18, 2016) This year’s programs in New York include a seal walk, winter woodlands, a history tour, a snowshoe waterfall hike, gorge walks and pet-friendly treks. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) In the current conflict-rich environment, Wall Street gorges itself on the public’s retirement assets. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1n a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it) Exp|Hypo|Hyper Cataract Canyon a tributary of the Grand Canyon Grand Canyonthe enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona Olduvai Gorgea gorge in northeastern Tanzania where anthropologists have found some of the earliest human remains flume, gulch a narrow gorge with a stream running through it ravine a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water) 2n a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) Syn|Hyper defile mountain pass, notch, pass the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks 3n the passage between the pharynx and the stomach 2Syn|Hyper esophagus, gullet, oesophagus passage, passageway a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass muscle system, muscular structure, musculaturethe muscular system of an organism v overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself Syn|Hyper binge, englut, engorge, glut, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff eat eat a meal; take a meal |
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