geld + [animal]
The farmer gelded the young colt.
农民阉割了那匹小马驹。
阉割；去势
gelding — present participle of geld
抑制性欲；使性欲减退；削弱；使丧失；阉割雄性动物(通常是动物)；抑制或严重减少性欲或性冲动；剥夺任何重要的东西；削弱
to castrate a male animal
通常指雄性动物
阉割雄性动物(通常是动物)
To castrate a male (usually an animal).
抑制或严重减少性欲或性冲动
To suppress or severely reduce sexual desire or libido.
剥夺任何重要的东西；削弱
To deprive of anything essential; to weaken.
一般现在时
They geld the young stallions to make them more manageable.
他们阉割年轻的种马以便管理。
现在进行时
The veterinarian is gelding the horse right now.
兽医此刻正在给这匹马去势。
一般过去时
The farmer gelt the colt last spring.
农夫去年春天阉割了这匹小公马。
过去式"gelt"为不规则形式，过去分词"gelded"为规则形式。
The farmer gelded the young stallion to make it calmer.
农夫阉割了那匹年轻的种马，使它变得更温顺。
用法提示：动词过去式 gelded 表示完成了阉割动作。
Gelding a horse is a common practice to manage its temperament.
阉割马匹是管理其脾气的常见做法。
用法提示：动名词 gelding 作为主语，描述阉割这一行为。
The vet regularly gelds colts at the ranch.
兽医定期在牧场上阉割小公马。
用法提示：动词第三人称单数 gelds 表示习惯性动作。
The farmer gelded the young colt.
农民阉割了那匹小马驹。
表示安排他人执行。
They had their stallion gelded by the vet.
他们让兽医阉割了他们的种马。
The horse was gelded at six months old.
那匹马在六个月大时被阉割了。
grammar · medium
易错句子He had to pay the geld.
正确表达He had to geld the horse.
在英语中，'geld'作为动词意为'阉割'，但在此上下文中错误地用作名词。正确的用法是及物动词，后接宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子The farmer geld the stallion yesterday.
正确表达The farmer gelded the stallion yesterday.
动词'geld'的过去式是'gelded'或'gelt'，而不是原形。注意不规则变化。
gild意为'镀金'，而geld意为'阉割'，拼写相似但意义完全不同。
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