gobble
翻譯
狼吞虎嚥, (火雞)咯咯叫
例句
He gobbled his dinner in five minutes.
他五分鐘就把晚餐狼吞虎嚥地吃完了。
The turkey started to gobble loudly.
火雞開始大聲咯咯叫。
文法模式
((sth.)) (up/down) 狼吞虎嚥地吃(某物) Don't gobble your food.
(無賓語) (火雞)咯咯叫 The turkey gobbled at us.
近義詞
同義詞: devour, guzzle, wolf down (狼吞虎嚥); 反義詞: nibble (小口吃), savour (品嚐)
詞源
可能模仿火雞的叫聲,或源自古法語 'gobel',意為「一口」。
記憶技巧
「gobble gobble」是火雞的叫聲。想像一隻火雞狼吞虎嚥地吃東西的樣子。