gouge
n.(名词)
A chisel with a rounded, troughlike blade.
半圆凿:带有凹凸横截面的圆形的凿子
A scooping or digging action, as with such a chisel.
用凿等进行挖、凿的动作
A groove or hole scooped with or as if with such a chisel.
凿孔;凿槽:用凿挖出的或象是用这种凿子挖出的槽沟或空穴
Informal A large amount, as of money, exacted or extorted.
【非正式用语】 欺诈:榨取或勒索的大量的金钱
v.tr.(及物动词)
gouged,goug.ing,goug.es
To cut or scoop out with or as if with a gouge:
挖凿:用凿子等挖、凿或象是用凿子等挖,凿:
例句:
.He began to gouge a small pattern in the sand with his cane.(Vladimir Nabokov)
.他在沙地上用棒挖出小花纹。.(弗拉基米尔·纳博科夫)
To force out the eye of (a person) with one`s thumb.
用拇指挖出(某人)的眼睛
To thrust one`s thumb into the eye of.
用拇指插入…的眼睛
Informal To extort from.
【非正式用语】 敲诈
Slang To swindle.
【俚语】 诈取,骗取
来源:
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Late Latin gubia
源自 后期拉丁语 gubia
variant of gulbia
gulbia的变体
[of Celtic origin]
[凯尔特语的]
【引伸】
goug.er
n.(名词)