gorge
gb/ɡˈɔɹd͡ʒ/ us/ɡˈɔɹd͡ʒ/
B2
İngilizce
Anlamlar
0 anlam
İsim
B2
entity
1
narrow valley with steep sides
a deep narrow valley with steep sides
Kullanım kalıbı:
a gorge; the gorge of [river/place]
Eş anlamlılar
canyon (often larger and especially associated with desert landscapes.)
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ravine (often smaller and less dramatic.)
Zıt anlamlılar
plain (flat land with little or no steep relief.)
Eşdizimler
deep gorge
|steep-sided gorge
|narrow gorge
|river gorge
|mountain gorge
|a gorge cuts through the rock
|a gorge was carved by a river
|look down into the gorge
|cross the gorge
|gorge walls
Konular
nature
|geography
|travel
Örnekler
- The trail follows the river as it winds through the gorge.
- They stopped at the viewpoint to watch mist rising from the gorge below.
- A narrow bridge spans the gorge between the cliffs.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- We walked along a gorge.
- The river runs through the gorge.
Fiil
B2
action
2
eat too much greedily
to eat a lot, too quickly
Kullanım kalıbı:
gorge (on) [food]; gorge yourself (on) [food]
Sık yapılan hata:
Don’t confuse gorge (eat too much) with gorgeous (very beautiful).
Eş anlamlılar
stuff yourself (more informal; emphasizes eating until uncomfortably full.)
|
binge (often suggests a loss of control and may imply a repeated pattern.)
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gobble (focuses on eating very quickly.)
Zıt anlamlılar
nibble (eat very small amounts slowly.)
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fast (avoid eating for a period of time.)
Eşdizimler
gorge on chocolate
|gorge on snacks
|gorge on junk food
|gorge yourself
|gorge yourself on pizza
|gorge at the buffet
|gorge on sweets
|gorge on pastries
|gorge on rich food
|gorge before bedtime
Konular
food
|daily_life
|health
Örnekler
- We gorged on pizza after the game.
- He tends to gorge himself when he's stressed.
- They gorged at the buffet and regretted it later.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- I gorged on cake.
- Don’t gorge yourself before dinner.
Fiil
literary
C1
process
3
fill or clog completely
to fill something until it is blocked
Kullanım kalıbı:
be gorged with [something]; gorge [something] with [something]
Eş anlamlılar
clog (more common; emphasizes blocking the flow.)
|
choke (suggests narrowing or obstructing a passage.)
|
stuff (informal; focuses on forcing too much into a space.)
Zıt anlamlılar
clear (remove what is blocking so flow is possible.)
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empty (remove the contents so it is no longer full.)
Eşdizimler
be gorged with debris
|be gorged with mud
|gorged with sediment
|a channel is gorged
|a pipe is gorged
|gorged with leaves
Konular
daily_life
|technology
|environment
Örnekler
- After the storm, the drain was gorged with leaves and silt.
- The narrow channel became gorged with ice, pushing water onto the road.
- The filter quickly gorged with dust in the dry air.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- The pipe was gorged with dirt.
İsim
archaic
C2
entity
4
throat or gullet
the throat (old use)
Kullanım kalıbı:
the gorge
Eş anlamlılar
throat (the modern, neutral word.)
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gullet (more anatomical and old-fashioned.)
Eşdizimler
rise in the gorge
|tight at the gorge
|hand at his gorge
Konular
body
|health
Örnekler
- The actor clutched his gorge as if he could hardly breathe.
- In the old ballad, grief rose in his gorge and stopped his voice.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
gorge
IPA
GB/ɡˈɔɹd͡ʒ/
US/ɡˈɔɹd͡ʒ/
Heceler ve vurgu
gorge (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (gorge)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: gorge
- Plural: gorges
Verb
- Base: gorge
- 3rd Person Singular: gorges
- Present Participle: gorging
- Past: gorged
Kelime ailesi
Forms
gorges
noun
gorging
verb
gorged
verb
İfadeler
be gorged with
1/bˈi ɡˈɔɹd͡ʒd wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
literary
be completely filled or blocked
to be full and blocked by something
Örnekler
- By morning the stream was gorged with fallen branches.
- The narrow pass was gorged with snow after the blizzard.
- The machine stopped because the intake was gorged with dust.
gorge on
1/ɡˈɔɹd͡ʒ ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
eat a lot of something
to eat a lot of something
Örnekler
- We gorged on pancakes all weekend.
- Tourists were gorging on street food at the festival.
- She tried not to gorge on sweets during the week.
gorge yourself
1/ɡˈɔɹd͡ʒ jʊɹsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
eat until you are too full
to eat too much
Örnekler
- Don’t gorge yourself before the main course arrives.
- He gorged himself and then felt sick.
- They gorged themselves on cake at the party.