gutter 详细解释

gutter

['gʌtə]

n.排水沟, 槽, 贫民区
vi.形成沟,淌蜡, (蜡烛)忽明忽暗
vt.开沟于

n.

1. (道路旁的)排水沟, 街沟[C]

The motorbike lay on its side in the gutter.

那辆摩托车倒在沟中。

2. 天沟, 檐槽[C]

3. 【口】贫民窟; 肮脏贫困状态; 犯罪多发地区[the S]

Tina was a pale little gutter girl.

蒂娜是个脸色苍白的贫民区的小女孩。

vt.

1. 开沟(或槽等)于; 形成沟于; 装天沟于

2. 弄熄; 管住

You should gutter your dog.

你应该管住自己的狗。

vi.

1. 形成沟

2. 流, 淌; (蜡烛)淌蜡; (烛光等)摇曳不定

The candle was guttering in the candlestick.

蜡烛在烛台上淌着蜡。

词形变化

动词过去式: guttered | 动词过去分词: guttered | 动词现在分词: guttering | 动词第三人称单数: gutters |

词义辨析

同义:

n.沟渠

channel  groove  trench  ditch  

同义参见:

track  outlet  

英英释义

名词 gutter:

a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

同义词:trough

misfortune resulting in lost effort or money

同义词:sewer, toilet

a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)

a tool for gutting fish

动词 gutter:

burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker

flow in small streams

wear or cut gutters into

provide with gutters

补充

guttergutter英:[ˈɡʌtə] 美:[ˈɡʌtɚ]n.1.(路边)排水沟, 阴沟There's a cigarette packet thrown into the gutter.阴沟里有个香烟盒。2.(屋顶的)天沟, 檐槽3.贫贱的境地, 贫民窟, 贫穷地区He picked her out of the gutter and made her a great lady.他使她脱离贫苦生活, 并成为贵妇。

例句

1. It is supposed to be washed down the gutter and into the city's vast sewerage system.按说它会冲入排水沟, 然后流进城市庞大的污水系统中。 2. The motorbike lay on its side in the gutter.摩托车侧翻在排水沟里。 3. Above the gutter the tiles were loose.檐槽上的瓦片松动了。 4. Did you fix the gutter?你修檐槽了吗? 5. He lived in the gutter for a year.他在一个贫民窟生活了一年。 6. Instead of ending up in jail or in the gutter, he was remarkably successful.他不但没有坐牢或是落得一无所有, 反而取得了巨大的成就。 7. The field was guttered by the rain.田地被雨水冲出沟槽。 8. The water guttered past him.水从他身边汩汩流过。 9. The candle was guttering when I woke up.我醒来时蜡烛正在淌蜡。 10. The flames guttered.火焰奄奄一息。 11. to gutter a new house在新屋的屋檐下安装导水槽 12. to gutter a cigarette弄熄香烟 13. A candle gutters when the melted wax runs down its sides.融化的蜡从蜡烛的边上淌下时,蜡烛产生融流。 14. The fire was guttering.火正在熄灭。 15. only moneyed privilege had kept him out of the gutter.只是有钱人的特权才使他摆脱了贫贱的出身。 16. the candles had almost guttered out.烛火摇曳不定,几乎要熄灭了。 17. my cheeks are guttered with tears.我的面庞满是泪痕。 18. the raindrops gutter down her visage.雨滴从她脸上淌下。 19. She rose from the gutter to become a great star.她出身贫寒,后来成为大明星。 20. He squandered all his money and wound up in the gutter. [=a state of severe poverty]他把所有的钱挥霍一空,最后潦倒而终。 21. Get your mind out of the gutter. [=stop thinking that everything relates to sex]别尽想那些下流的事情。 22. gutter language下流的语言 23. gutter politics龌龊的政治 24. (Brit) the gutter press [=newspapers that print shocking stories about the personal lives of people]低俗报刊