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单词 guck
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Definition of guck in English:

guck

nounɡʌkɡək
mass nounNorth American informal
  • A slimy, dirty, or otherwise unpleasant substance.

    〈北美,非正式〉黏稠的污物;讨厌的东西,令人恶心的东西

    he got mud and cow guck all over his white jersey

    他白色的针织衫上沾满了泥和牛的黏涎。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Run the air-conditioner, that can filter some of that guck out - that's a scientific term.
    • The monster was panting, or whimpering or something, and the yellow guck was still spouting out of its severed limbs.
    • I didn't want any of the guck to dry on my clothes.
    • The strips gave me what seemed to be amazing initial results, but they pulled out less and less guck with repeated use.
    • They talked all the way back past the river of guck and back to their car.
    • It was easy to get away from him now, and when I saw his face with that creamy guck stuck to it I forgot about being scared and wanted to laugh.
    • The dishwasher fired the guck with a kiln like precision into something that could last for weeks.
    • It'll spray you with diesel oil and then sit there laughing while you run off trying to figure out how to get all that guck off yourself.
    Synonyms
    mud, muck, mire, ooze, silt, alluvium, dirt, slime, slush, slurry

Origin

1950s: possibly a blend of goo and muck.

Definition of guck in US English:

guck

nounɡəkɡək
North American informal
  • A slimy, dirty, or otherwise unpleasant substance.

    〈北美,非正式〉黏稠的污物;讨厌的东西,令人恶心的东西

    he got mud and cow guck all over his white jersey

    他白色的针织衫上沾满了泥和牛的黏涎。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I didn't want any of the guck to dry on my clothes.
    • The strips gave me what seemed to be amazing initial results, but they pulled out less and less guck with repeated use.
    • The dishwasher fired the guck with a kiln like precision into something that could last for weeks.
    • The monster was panting, or whimpering or something, and the yellow guck was still spouting out of its severed limbs.
    • Run the air-conditioner, that can filter some of that guck out - that's a scientific term.
    • It was easy to get away from him now, and when I saw his face with that creamy guck stuck to it I forgot about being scared and wanted to laugh.
    • It'll spray you with diesel oil and then sit there laughing while you run off trying to figure out how to get all that guck off yourself.
    • They talked all the way back past the river of guck and back to their car.
    Synonyms
    mud, muck, mire, ooze, silt, alluvium, dirt, slime, slush, slurry

Origin

1950s: possibly a blend of goo and muck.

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