| 释义 |
gul·ly
I. \ˈgu̇li, ˈgəli\ noun
or gully knife
(-es)
Etymology: gully short for gully knife, from gully (from obsolete Sc. dialect guly, probably alteration of Middle English golet gullet) + knife
1. dialect Britain : a large knife (as a butcher knife or carving knife)
2. dialect Britain : sword
II. noun
or gul·ley \ˈgəlē, -li\
(plural gullies or gulleys)
Etymology: from obsolete English gully, gullye gullet, probably alteration of Middle English golet gullet — more at gullet
1.
a. : a miniature valley or gorge worn in the earth originally by running water through which water usually runs only after rains
b. : a small ravine in the face of a precipice
2. now dialect England : a deep gutter : drain
3. : a diminutive valley or gulch; especially : a wooded hollow with steep sides
4.
a. : the part of a cricket field lying between point and third man
b. : a fielder placed in the gulley
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
transitive verb
: to make gullies in : erode so as to produce gullies in
intransitive verb
: to undergo erosion : become gullied
IV. \ˈgu̇li, ˈgəli\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: gull (I) + -y
dialect England : gull I |