Word · Frequency #24040
gargoyles
滴水嘴
gargoyles is the plural of gargoyle.
a spout shaped like a grotesque carved figure of a person or animal, usually on a building
- 1.
A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.
刻于排水口的怪异雕像,用以将雨水从檐槽排出。
- 2.
a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
以怪诞雕刻人物或动物为终端的排水口
- 3.
Any decorative carved grotesque figure on a building.
建筑物上任何装饰性的怪异雕刻像。
- 4.
an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
由怪诞雕刻人物或动物组成的装饰物
- 5.
A fictional winged monster.
虚构的有翼怪物。
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。
In use
After the storm, water streamed from the gargoyle's open mouth.
During the downpour, the gargoyles poured rainwater safely away from the roof.
Each corner of the old church has a stone gargoyle that drains the roof.
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。
Medieval gargoyles were used as water spouts to drain rainwater.
中世纪的滴水嘴被用作排水口，用来排走雨水。
Common mistakes
Connections
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
- 大教堂的滴水嘴
- The most famous cathedral gargoyles are in Paris and Barcelona.最著名的大教堂滴水嘴在巴黎和巴塞罗那。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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