| 单词 | gorge |
| 释义 | gorge gorge1 —gorgeable, adj. —gorgedly /gawr"jid lee/, adv. —gorger, n. /gawrj/, n. , v. , gorged, gorging. n. 1. a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, esp. one through which a stream runs. 2. a small canyon. 3. a gluttonous meal. 4. something that is swallowed; contents of the stomach. 5. an obstructing mass: an ice gorge. 6. the seam formed at the point where the lapel meets the collar of a jacket or coat. 7. Fort. the rear entrance or part of a bastion or similar outwork. See diag. under bastion. 8. Also called gorge hook. a primitive type of fishhook consisting of a piece of stone or bone with sharpened ends and a hole or groove in the center for fastening a line. 9. the throat; gullet. 10. make one's gorge rise, to evoke violent anger or strong disgust: The cruelty of war made his gorge rise. v.t. 11. to stuff with food (usually used reflexively or passively): He gorged himself. They were gorged. 12. to swallow, esp. greedily. 13. to choke up (usually used passively). v.i. 14. to eat greedily. [1325-75; (v.) ME < OF gorger, deriv. of gorge throat < VL *gorga, akin to L gurgulio gullet, throat, gurges whirlpool, eddy] Syn. 1. defile, ravine, notch, gap. 11. glut, cram, fill. 12. devour. 12, 14. bolt, gulp, gobble. gorge2 /gawrj/, n. Heraldry. gurge (def. 2). |
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