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