| 单词 | gush |
| 释义 | gush (once / 793 pages) vn On hot summer days, city kids will sometimes open a fire hydrant and let the water gush into the street. Things that gush come streaming out. Water can gush out of a hose or a drinking fountain, and you can also call the jet of water itself a gush. A more figurative way to gush is to talk enthusiastically about something — you might gush when you're describing your favorite teacher. Gush comes from the twelfth century English word gosshien, originally "make noises in the stomach," and later "pour out." Gush is an onomatopoeic word — it sounds like what it means. WORD FAMILYgush: gushed, gusher, gushes, gushing, gushy+/gusher: gushers/gushing: gushingly/gushy: gushier, gushiest, gushily USAGE EXAMPLESThe sensors, which were installed in the 1990s, monitor fast-moving gushes of mud and debris, or lahars. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Jones gushes when he explains to Ronson how he first heard that Trump was aware of him and appreciated his work. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) “He’s happier than he’s been for many years,” a “source” gushed. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1v gush forth in a sudden stream or jet water gushed forth Syn|Hypo|Hyper spirt, spout, spurt pump flow intermittently blowspout moist air from the blowhole whooshgush or squirt out pour flow in a spurt 2v issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth Syn|Hyper jet course, feed, flow, run move along, of liquids 3v praise enthusiastically Syn|Hyper rave praise express approval of 4n a sudden rapid flow (as of water) there was a little gush of blood Syn|Hypo|Hyper flush, outpouring springtide a swelling rush of anything flow, flowing the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) 5n an unrestrained expression of emotion Syn|Hypo|Hyper blowup, ebullition, effusion, outburst acting out a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult crya fit of weeping explosiona sudden outburst flarea sudden outburst of emotion expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion expression without words |
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