gobble的意思

gobble

英式音标['ɡɑbl]
美式英标['gɒb(ə)l]

基本解释

vi. 贪食；咯咯叫

vt. 狼吞虎咽

n. 火鸡叫声

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.

实用例句

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

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

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. ”

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.

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

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