no obj.
- wash one's mouth and throat with a liquid kept in motion by breathing through it漱口, 漱喉：
he had gargled with alcohol for toothache.
因为牙痛他用酒漱了漱口。
1
- an act or instance or the sound of gargling漱口; 漱口声：
a swig and gargle of mouthwash.
咕咚咕咚的漱口声。
1.1
- usu. in sing. a liquid used for gargling漱口液。
1.2
- Brit. informal an alcoholic drink〈英, 非正式〉含酒精的饮料。
词源
early 16th cent.: from French gargouiller 'gurgle, bubble', from gargouille 'throat' （see GARGOYLE）.