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单词 gulp
释义 gulp
I. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English gulpen, from a Middle Dutch or Middle Low German word; akin to Dutch & Frisian gulpen to bubble forth, drink in large drafts, Norwegian gylpa to gulp, Old English gielpan to boast — more at yelp
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to swallow in large drafts or pieces hurriedly or greedily
  < corrected me for gulping my food — Rex Ingamells >
  — often used with down
  < gulped down the whiskey and put on our coats — Nevil Shute >
 b. : to consume in one swallow — often used with down
  < raw meat is usually not chewed but gulped down like an oyster — H.B.Collins >
2.
 a. : to take in or absorb in any manner : devour — usually used with down
  < their attempts to gulp down knowledge and to regulate their lives by received ideas — Atlantic >
 b. : to accept without investigation or question : swallow whole — usually used with down
  < the old man … gulped down the whole narrative — Henry Fielding >
3. : to keep back as if by swallowing : suppress — often used with down
 < gulped down her sobs and was resolved to be firm — Anthony Trollope >
intransitive verb
1. : to catch the breath as if in taking a long drink
 < the white settler gulps hard and smiles wanly — Time >
2. : to swallow food or drink hurriedly or greedily
 < should learn to taste rather than to gulpCurrent Biography >
II. noun
(-s)
1.
 a. : the act or an instance of gulping
  < swallowed the medicine at one gulp >
 b. : the amount taken in a single large swallow
  < had time only for a gulp of hot coffee >
2.
 a. : a spasmodic action of the throat made in or as if in swallowing
 b. : the sound of such action
  < eyes wide and luminous, cheeks flushed … she spoke in gulps — Murray Schumach >
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