gulp
vt. 狼吞虎咽地吃；大口地吸
vi. 哽住；喘不过气
n. 一大口（尤指液体）；吞咽
中文词源
gulp 狼吞虎咽
来自PIE*gwele, 吞食，拟声词，词源同glut, gluttony.
英文词源
- gulp (v.)
- late 14c., a native coinage or else from Flemish gulpe or Dutch gulpen "to gush, pour forth, guzzle, swallow," in any case possibly of imitative origin (compare Swedish dialectal glapa "to gulp down"). Related: Gulped; gulping.
- gulp (n.)
- 1560s, from gulp (v.), or else from Flemish gulpe, Dutch gulp "stream of water, large draught."
中文解释
gulp大口吞咽,匆匆吞下。gulf吞没,海湾。colpus沟。colpo-(词根)=vagina。1. gulf => gulp.2. gulf => colpo-(词根) = vagina.
实用例句
- 1. When his whisky came he drank half of it in one gulp.
- 威士忌端上来后，他一口气就喝掉了一半。
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- 2. We swallowed the chocolates in one gulp, licking our lips.
- 我们一口吞下了巧克力，满意地咂着嘴。
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- 3. I took in a large gulp of air.
- 我深吸了一大口气。
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- 4. Don't gulp everything down without masticating.
- 不要不加咀嚼就把什么都给一股脑地吞下去。
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- 5. She took down the tablets in one gulp.
- 她把那些药片一口吞了下去.
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