| 释义 |
re·gur·gi·tate /rɪˈɡɜːdʒɪteɪt, riː-/ vi. | vt.
❶ vi.
1. (液体、气体等)回流，回涌；(食物被咽下后未经消化而)回翻；(人、动物)反胃
As the sewers clogged up, drains all through the apartment began to regurgitate. 由于下水道堵塞，公寓套房内的所有排水管都开始回流污水。
He has indigestion — he keeps regurgitating. 他消化不良，老是反胃。
2. (感情等)重新泛起
❷ vt.
1. 使回流，使回涌；(因反胃等)吐出
The baby has regurgitated all of its food. 那婴儿把吃下的东西全吐了出来。
The young feed on regurgitated food from the parent birds. 小鸟靠父母反胃吐出的食物哺养。
2. (未经自身消化)逐字逐句地引用，机械刻板地重复
I want you to do more than simply regurgitate the facts and dates. 我要求你做的不仅仅是机械刻板地重复一遍那些事实和日期。
[<ML regurgitāre < RE- + gurgitāre to flood < L gurges gulf, whirlpool] |