英语单词

gurgle是什么意思

gurgle

英 ['gɜːg(ə)l] 美 ['ɡɝɡl]
  • n. 咯咯声;汩汩声
  • vi. 作汩汩声;作咯咯声
  • vt. 用咯咯声表示

助记提示


1. gorge => garg-, gurg-, gorg- "throat, , waterspout from throat" (originated as an imitation of throat sounds, imitative of throat sounds.) => gurgle.
2. medical term for "gurgling heard in the abdomen". Extended (non-anatomical) use, in reference to water over stones, etc.
3. 谐音“咯咯、咯儿咯”。拟声词。

中文词源


gurgle 汩汩声

拟声词,模仿水流的声音。比较gargle, gorge.

英文词源


gurgle
gurgle: see gargoyle
gurgle (v.)
early 15c., medical term for "gurgling heard in the abdomen," a native, echoic formation, or ultimately from Latin gurguliare, perhaps via Dutch, German gurgeln. Extended (non-anatomical) use, in reference to water over stones, etc., is first recorded 1713. "This phenomenon of long specialized use before becoming a part of the general vocabulary is often found in English" [Barnhart]. Related: Gurgled; gurgling.
gurgle (n.)
early 15c., from gurgle (v.).

双语例句


1. We could hear the swish and gurgle of water against the hull.
我们能听到水拍打船体时的哗哗声。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The water went down the plughole with a loud gurgle.
水发着响亮的汩汩声流下了排水洞.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The water emptied with a gurgle.
水汩汩地流光了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He gave a low gurgle of laughter.
他发出一阵很低的咯咯的笑声.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The fountain flows with a merry gurgle.
泉水淙淙.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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