engorge
/ɪnˈgɔːdʒ/verb
1
- with obj. cause to swell with blood, water, or another fluid使充满血(或水等液体):
the river was engorged by a day-long deluge.
一天的大雨使河流涨满了水。
1.1
- no obj. become swollen in this way充血; 涨水。
2
engorge oneself
archaic eat to excess〈古〉吃得过多。
派生词
engorgement
noun词源
late 15th cent. (in the sense 'gorge; eat or fill to excess'): from Old French engorgier 'feed to excess', from en-'into' + gorge 'throat'.