gill

gill1
[gɪl]
noun
(常作 gills)
  1. the paired respiratory organ of fishes and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx
    鳃（鱼和一些两栖动物的呼吸器官）
    ■an organ of similar function in an invertebrate animal
    （无脊椎动物）鳃状呼吸器官
  2. the vertical plates arranged radially on the underside of mushrooms and many toadstools
    （蘑菇和多种伞菌的）菌褶
  3. the wattles or dewlap of a fowl
    （家禽）下腭垂肉
    ■(gills)the flesh below a person's jaws and ears
    腮下肉
    we stuffed ourselves to the gills with scrambled eggs on toast.
    摊鸡蛋加吐司吃得我们腮帮子鼓鼓的。
verb
[with obj.]
  1. gut or clean (a fish)
    取出（鱼的）内脏；洗鱼
  2. catch (a fish) in a gill net
    （用刺网）捕鱼
常用词组
green about (或 around 或 at) the gills
  1. (of a person) sickly-looking
    （人）满脸病容的，病恹恹的
派生
gilled
adjective
  1. [in combination]a six-gilled shark.
    六鳃鲨鱼。
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old Norse
gill2
[dʒɪl]
noun
  1. a unit of liquid measure, equal to a quarter of a pint
    吉耳（液量单位，等于1／4品脱）
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French gille 'measure or container for wine', from late Latin gillo 'water pot'
gill3
[gɪl]
(亦作 ghyll)
noun
  1. a deep ravine, especially a wooded one
    （尤指森林茂密的）峡谷
    ■a narrow mountain stream
    涧流
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old Norse gil 'deep glen'. The spelling ghyll was introduced by Wordsworth
gill4
[dʒɪl]
(亦作 jill)
noun
  1. (derogatory)a young woman
    (贬)年轻女子
  2. a female ferret
    母雪貂。 比较 hob （义项1）
语源
  1. late Middle English: abbreviation of the given name Gillian
英语宝典
热门查询
英语宝典
考试词汇表
　
返回
搜单词
背单词