英语单词

gobble是什么意思

gobble

英 ['gɒb(ə)l] 美 ['ɡɑbl]
  • vi. 贪食;咯咯叫
  • vt. 狼吞虎咽
  • n. 火鸡叫声

助记提示


Gobble: 够饱、搞饱,吃得够饱----贪婪地吃,吞没。

中文词源


gobble 狼吞虎咽

来自gob, 嘴。-le, 表反复。

英文词源


gobble (v.1)
"eat greedily, swallow hastily," c. 1600, probably partly echoic, partly frequentative and based on gob (n.1), via gobben "drink something greedily" (early 15c.). Related: Gobbled; gobbling.
gobble (v.2)
"make a turkey noise," 1670s, probably imitative, perhaps influenced by gobble (v.1) or gargle. As a noun from 1781.

双语例句


1. There were dangerous beasts in the river that might gobble you up.
河里有吃人的危险动物。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Don't gobble your food like that!
别这么狼吞虎咽地吃东西!

来自《权威词典》

3. Papa would pretend to gobble, to emphasize this " excellence. "
爸爸假装狼吞虎咽, 以强调它的 “ 可口. ”

来自辞典例句

4. This machine can gobble up work at a quite fantastic rate.
这台机器能以相当惊人的速度进行工作.

来自辞典例句

5. Do you gobble up all the baby food?
你把婴儿食品都吞到你肚子里啦?

来自电影对白

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