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gut.ter CHANNELHgQt7E5, $5gQt7Ln [C]a channel between a road and a path whose purpose is to collect and carry away rain, or a plastic or metal channel at the lower edge of a roof which collects and carries away rain(道旁的)排水边沟;阴沟;(檐下的)天沟He dropped his keys in the gutter.他把他的钥匙掉到阴沟里去了。Gutter is sometimes used to mean the lowest level, esp. of society.(尤指社会的)最下层Born to a poverty-stricken family, she dragged herself out of the gutter to become one of the wealthiest people in Britain today.虽然出生在一个赤贫的家庭,但她挣脱出了贫民窟而成为当今英国最富有的人之一。(Br disapproving) People sometimes refer to the gutter press meaning the type of newspapers which pay more attention to shocking stories about crime and sex than serious matters.低级趣味的报纸(更注重有关暴力和性的耸人听闻的消息,而不是严肃事件) Accommodation
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