gill

名词 gill:

1. a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
2. a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
3. any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
   同义词：lamella
4. respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
   同义词：branchia

1. No matter what happens, Gill always looks on the bright side.
   无论发生什么事，吉尔总是乐观的。
2. I'm not exactly sure what to buy Gill for her birthday, although I do have something in mind.
   虽然我心里确实想过买什么，但我还确定不了为吉尔的生日买些什么。
3. Jack and Gill.
   年轻的男女。
4. A fish breathes through its gills.
   鱼通过鳃呼吸。

gill

n.（名词）
Zoology The respiratory organ of most aquatic animals that breathe water to obtain oxygen, consisting of a filamentous structure of vascular membranes across which dissolved gases are exchanged.
【动物学】 鳃：大多数水生动物吸取水中氧气的呼吸器官，是由单纤维结的脉管组织膜组成，通过它分解的气体来交换

Often gills The wattle of a bird.
常作 gills 鸟的垂肉
gills Informal The area around the chin and neck.
gills 【非正式用语】 下颚的部分：下巴和颈部周围的部分
Botany One of the thin, platelike structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus.
【植物学】 菌褶：蘑菇或类似的真菌帽下面的瘦长而扁平的组织
v.（动词）
gilled,gill.ing,gills
v.tr.（及物动词）
To catch (fish) in a gill net.
用刺网捕鱼
To gut or clean (fish).
取出或清除鱼的内脏
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become entangled in a gill net. Used of fish.
被缠在刺网中，多用于鱼

<习惯用语>to the gills【非正式用语】
As full as possible; completely.
尽可能完整的；完全的
来源：
Middle English gile [of Scandinavian origin]
中古英语 gile [源自斯堪的纳维亚语]

【引伸】
gilled
adj.（形容词）

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gill
gill 2

n.Abbr. gi（名词）缩写 gi
A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to ô of a pint or four ounces (8 milliliters).
吉耳：美国传统系统中的强度和容量单位，用来测量液体，相当于ô品脱或4 盎司（8毫升）
A unit of volume or capacity, used in dry and liquid measure, equal to ô of a British Imperial pint (42 milliliters).See table at measurement
吉耳：体积或容量单位，用来计量固体或液体，相当于ô英国标准品脱（42毫升）参见 measurement

来源：
Middle English gille
中古英语 gille
from Old French [wine measure]
源自 古法语 [酒量单位]
from Late Latin gillô [vessel for cooling liquids]
源自 后期拉丁语 gillô [用来乘放冷却液体的容器]

gill
gill 3

n.Chiefly British （名词）【多用于英国】
A ravine.
峡谷，沟壑
A narrow stream.
涧流：狭窄的溪流

来源：
Middle English gille
中古英语 gille
from Old Norse gil
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 gil

gill
gill 4也作 jill 或 Gill

n.（名词）
A girl, often one`s sweetheart.
爱人，姑娘：女孩，常指某人的情人

来源：
Middle English gille
中古英语 gille
from Gille [a woman`s name]
源自 Gille [妇女的名字]