mass noun
- blood that has been shed, especially as a result of violence(尤指因暴力而)(流出的)血:
the film omitted the blood and gore in order to avoid controversy.
为避免引起争议, 这部影片剪去了血腥场面。
词源
Old English gor 'dung, dirt', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch goor, Swedish gorr 'muck, filth'. The current sense dates from the mid 16th cent.
词源
late Middle English (in the sense'stab, pierce'): of unknown origin.
- a triangular or tapering piece of material used in making a garment, sail, or umbrella(用来制作衣服、帆或伞的)三角形材料; 楔形材料。
with obj.
- make with such a piece of material用三角形材料(或楔形材料)制作:
as adj. gored a gored skirt.一条三角形布做成的裙子。
词源
Old English gāra 'triangular piece of land', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geer and German Gehre, also probably to Old English gār 'spear' (a spearhead being triangular).