释义 |
gutter/ˈɡʌtə/ n. & v.●n. 1 a shallow trough below the eaves of a house, or a channel at the side of a street, to carry off rainwater 排水檐沟,天沟,街沟 2 (prec. by 前接 the) a poor or degraded background or environment 贫苦低级的生活环境 3 an open conduit along which liquid flows out 开放式水槽,明沟 4 a groove 沟,槽 5 a track made by the flow of water 水纹,水痕 ●v. 1 intr. flow in streams 流,淌 2 tr. furrow, channel 开沟,形成河道 3 intr. (of a candle) burn unsteadily and melt away rapidly forming channels in the sides (指蜡)流淌,淌蜡 [Middle English from Anglo-French gotere, Old French gotiere, ultimately from Latin gutta ‘drop’] |