gurgle
英 ['gɜːg(ə)l]
美 ['ɡɝɡl]
- n. 咯咯聲；汩汩聲
- vi. 作汩汩聲；作咯咯聲
- vt. 用咯咯聲表示
助記提示
1. gorge => garg-, gurg-, gorg- "throat, , waterspout from throat" (originated as an imitation of throat sounds, imitative of throat sounds.) => gurgle.
2. medical term for "gurgling heard in the abdomen". Extended (non-anatomical) use, in reference to water over stones, etc.
3. 諧音“咯咯、咯兒咯”。擬聲詞。
中文詞源
gurgle 汩汩聲擬聲詞，模仿水流的聲音。比較gargle, gorge.
英文詞源
- gurgle
- gurgle: see gargoyle
- gurgle (v.)
- early 15c., medical term for "gurgling heard in the abdomen," a native, echoic formation, or ultimately from Latin gurguliare, perhaps via Dutch, German gurgeln. Extended (non-anatomical) use, in reference to water over stones, etc., is first recorded 1713. "This phenomenon of long specialized use before becoming a part of the general vocabulary is often found in English" [Barnhart]. Related: Gurgled; gurgling.
- gurgle (n.)
- early 15c., from gurgle (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. We could hear the swish and gurgle of water against the hull.
- 我們能聽到水拍打船體時的嘩嘩聲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The water went down the plughole with a loud gurgle.
- 水發著響亮的汩汩聲流下了排水洞.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The water emptied with a gurgle.
- 水汩汩地流光了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He gave a low gurgle of laughter.
- 他發出一陣很低的咯咯的笑聲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The fountain flows with a merry gurgle.
- 泉水淙淙.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》