Word · Frequency #24040
gargoyles
滴水嘴
gargoyles is the plural of gargoyle.
核心释义
a spout shaped like a grotesque carved figure of a person or animal, usually on a building
- 1.
刻于排水口的怪异雕像,用以将雨水从檐槽排出。
A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.
- 2.
以怪诞雕刻人物或动物为终端的排水口
a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
- 3.
建筑物上任何装饰性的怪异雕刻像。
Any decorative carved grotesque figure on a building.
- 4.
由怪诞雕刻人物或动物组成的装饰物
an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
- 5.
虚构的有翼怪物。
A fictional winged monster.
刻于排水口的怪异雕像,用以将雨水从檐槽排出。；以怪诞雕刻人物或动物为终端的排水口；建筑物上任何装饰性的怪异雕刻像。；由怪诞雕刻人物或动物组成的装饰物；虚构的有翼怪物。
用法In use
After the storm, water streamed from the gargoyle's open mouth.
用法提示：gargoyle 在这里是可数名词单数，指教堂屋顶上带雕刻的排水嘴；句子用所有格标出它的“嘴”。
During the downpour, the gargoyles poured rainwater safely away from the roof.
用法提示：gargoyles 是复数名词，指多个排水嘴；动词 pour 表现出它作为排水口的作用。
Each corner of the old church has a stone gargoyle that drains the roof.
用法提示：gargoyle 是名词，在定语从句中作主语；句意强调其排水功能，对应“滴水嘴”。
a/the gargoyle on [building]
gargoyle 是可数名词，复数直接加 -s；常与 on 连用说明滴水嘴所在的建筑部位。
The gargoyle on the roof is over 300 years old.
屋顶上的滴水嘴已有300多年历史。
gargoyles are used as [something]
作主语时，复数形式 gargoyles 搭配复数动词；gargoyle 常指雕刻成怪异形状的排水嘴。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- stone gargoyle
- 石雕滴水嘴
- The stone gargoyle above the door is covered with moss.门上方那座石雕滴水嘴长满了苔藓。
- medieval gargoyle
- 中世纪滴水嘴
- This medieval gargoyle once carried rain off the abbey roof.这个中世纪滴水嘴曾经把雨水从修道院屋顶排走。
- carved gargoyle
- 雕刻的滴水嘴
- The guide pointed to a carved gargoyle with a grinning face.导游指着一个面带怪笑的雕刻滴水嘴。
- gargoyle perched on
- 蹲伏在……上的滴水嘴
- A gargoyle perched on the roof watched the crowd below.一只蹲伏在屋顶上的滴水嘴注视着下面的人群。
- cathedral gargoyle
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 gargoyle 像 gargle（漱口）：石像鬼张嘴喷水，如漱口般从滴水嘴吐出。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：architecture、art history gargoyle 的语体比较中性，没有明显的正式或口语标记；多用于建筑、艺术史或建筑物描述等语境，指带怪诞人形或兽形雕刻的排水嘴。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
gargoyle 的词尾 -goyle 读 /ɡɔɪl/，与 boil、coil、foil、soil、toil 的 -oil 发音相同（押韵），但拼写不同。gargle 以 garg 开头，看似相似，但读音是 /ˈɡɑrɡəl/，不要混淆。
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