in the gutter
也可用于比喻，指处于贫困或低贱境地。
The water flowed in the gutter.
水在排水沟里流动。
檐沟；雨水槽；保龄球道边沟；球道沟；栏间距；栏间空白；失败；落空；倒霉；窄槽；沟槽
A channel at the side of a road, next to the curb, for draining water.
地表上设置的沟槽,尤指道路边缘靠近路缘石处,用于排水。
A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
去除内脏的人或物。
One who or that which guts.
屋檐或屋顶上的排水沟；收集并排走雨水
a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
路边的排水沟。
A ditch along the side of a road.
导致努力或金钱损失的不幸
misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
屋檐下收集雨水的沟槽或管道；檐槽。
A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.
剖除物体(如鱼、建筑物或汽车等)的工人
a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)
保龄球道两侧的沟槽。
A groove down the sides of a bowling lane.
谷仓中用于收集和清除动物粪便的大沟槽(通常在动物身后)。
A large groove (commonly behind animals) in a barn used for the collection and removal of animal excrement.
狭窄的通道或凹槽,如枪口因反复射击侵蚀形成的凹槽。
Any narrow channel or groove, such as one formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.
印刷文字栏之间的空白间隔。
A space between printed columns of text.
排版中用于分隔版面的、中心开槽的木质或金属条之一。
One of a number of pieces of wood or metal, grooved in the centre, used to separate the pages of type in a form.
邮票行之间未印刷的空白区。
An unprinted space between rows of stamps.
不雅、粗俗或道德上有问题的东西、行为或事件的象征性所在。
The notional locus of things, acts, or events that are distasteful, ill-bred, or morally questionable.
低级、粗俗的状态。
A low, vulgar state.
连环漫画各分格之间的空白。
A space between comic strip panels.
The heavy rain caused the gutters to overflow.
大雨导致排水沟溢水。
用法提示：名词，指建筑物上排雨水的沟槽。
AI contextual example
Leaves clogged the gutter, so I had to clean it.
树叶堵塞了排水沟，我不得不清理。
用法提示：名词，指建筑物上排雨水的沟槽。
AI contextual example
The novel follows a boy's rise from the gutter to success.
这部小说讲述了一个男孩从贫民区崛起走向成功的故事。
用法提示：名词，比喻贫穷或低下的社会地位。
AI contextual example
也可用于比喻，指处于贫困或低贱境地。
The water flowed in the gutter.
水在排水沟里流动。
He fell into the gutter after losing his job.
他失业后陷入了贫困。
gutter press 指低级趣味的报纸。
The gutter press often invades celebrities' privacy.
通俗小报经常侵犯名人的隐私。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need to clean gutter.
正确表达I need to clean the gutter.
gutter是可数名词，单数形式通常需要冠词（如the或a）。中文没有冠词概念，学习者容易遗漏。
grammar · medium
易错句子The water flows on the gutter.
正确表达The water flows in the gutter.
gutter指排水沟，水是在沟内流动，所以应该用in而不是on。中文的‘在沟上’可能被误解为在表面。
排水沟位于屋檐低处，屋脊位于屋顶高处，二者相对。
gutter特指屋檐或屋顶的排水沟，通常设在房屋边缘；drain泛指任何排水管道或排水系统，包括地下排水管。
gutter作'贫民区'解时，常指肮脏破败的街道或地区，带有贬义；slum更常指整个贫民聚集的社区或区域，用法更普遍。
雨水槽
The rain gutters need to be cleaned before winter.
雨水槽需要在冬天前清理。
堵塞的排水沟
A blocked gutter can cause water damage to your house.
堵塞的排水沟会导致房屋水渍。
清理排水沟
He spent the afternoon doing gutter cleaning.
他花了一下午清理排水沟。
护沟板
Installing gutter guards can reduce cleaning frequency.
安装护沟板可以减少清理频率。
在贫民区
He grew up in the gutter but became a successful businessman.
他在贫民区长大的，但成了成功的商人。
低级趣味的小报
The gutter press often prints sensational stories without verifying facts.
低级小报经常未经核实就刊登耸人听闻的故事。
脏话，粗话
He was criticized for using gutter language during the debate.
他因在辩论中使用脏话而受到批评。
堕落；处于肮脏环境
After losing his job and family, he felt his life was in the gutter.
失去工作和家庭后，他觉得自己的生命堕入深渊。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.