gourd
/gʊəd/noun
1
- a fleshy, typically large fruit with a hard skin, some varieties of which are edible葫芦（果实）。
1.1
- a drinking container, water container, or ornament made from the hard hollowed and dried skin of this fruit用葫芦果壳制成的饮水容器; 瓢; 装饰品。
2
- a climbing or trailing plant which bears this fruit葫芦（植物）。
2.1
- Family Cucurbitaceae (the gourd family): several genera and species, including the coloured ornamental gourds (Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera). The gourd family also includes the marrows, squashes, pumpkins, melons, and cucumbers.葫芦科：数属, 数种, 包括彩色的卵形西葫芦变种（拉丁名Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera）。葫芦科还包括食用葫芦、倭瓜、南瓜、甜瓜和黄瓜。
短语
out of one's gourd
1
- N. Amer. informal out of one's mind; crazy〈北美, 非正式〉精神错乱; 发疯。
1.1
- under the influence of alcohol or drugs受酒精（或药物）控制：
he was obviously stoned out of his gourd.
他显然已经醉得不省人事了。
派生词
gourdful
noun （pl. -fuls）词源
Middle English: from Old French gourde, based on Latin cucurbita.