Word · Frequency #7703
gutter
(火焰等)摇曳,忽明忽暗
To flicker as if about to be extinguished.
常指烛火、灯光
- 1.
To flow or stream; to form gutters.
流动;形成沟槽。
- 2.
To melt away by having the molten wax run down along the side of the candle.
因烛蜡熔化沿烛侧流下而逐渐消融。
- 3.
To flicker as if about to be extinguished.
闪烁摇曳,似将熄灭。
- 4.
To send (a bowling ball) into the gutter, not hitting any pins.
将(保龄球)打进沟槽,未击中任何球瓶。
- 5.
To supply with a gutter or gutters.
给...安装排水沟或檐槽。
- 6.
To cut or form into small longitudinal hollows; to channel.
切割或形成纵向小凹槽;开槽。
(蜡烛)淌蜡;融化;(水等)流淌;形成沟槽;开槽;使成沟;给…安装排水槽(或檐槽);把(保龄球)打进球沟
In use
The candle guttered in the breeze.
The flame was guttering as the oil ran low.
The candle gutters when the wick is too long.
gutter (out)
多用于火焰或烛光,表示逐渐变弱直至熄灭;也可不带 out。
The candle guttered out in the draft.
蜡烛在风中摇曳着渐渐熄灭了。
gutter sth
gutter 作及物动词时,宾语常为房屋或屋顶,表示安装檐槽或排水系统。
We guttered the house before winter.
我们在冬天来临前给房子安装了排水沟。
Verb forms
base gutter · third person gutters · -ing guttering · past guttered · past participle guttered
通常用于描述火焰或烛光的不稳定燃烧。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- gutter out
- (火、光等)摇曳着熄灭;逐渐消亡
- The flame guttered out in the wind.火焰在风中摇曳着熄灭了。
- guttering candle
- 淌着烛泪的蜡烛;摇曳欲灭的蜡烛
- A guttering candle lit the dark room.一支淌着烛泪的蜡烛照亮了黑暗的房间。
- gutter down
- 沿……成股流下;直流而下
- Rainwater guttered down the windshield.雨水沿着挡风玻璃成股流下。
- gutter the ball
- 把(保龄球)打进沟槽
- She guttered the ball and lost the frame.她把球打进了沟槽,输掉了这一局。
- gutter a house
- 给房子安装檐槽
- We hired a roofer to gutter the house.我们雇了屋顶工给房子安装檐槽。
- gutter a channel
Learner notes
Memory Tip
像雨水沿排水沟(gutter)流淌:蜡烛淌蜡、火焰闪烁、液体形成沟槽,都离不开'沿沟流下'的画面。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:文学/书面描写(烛火、水流)、建筑与施工(安装檐槽、开槽)、保龄球运动 作动词时,表示烛光摇曳、蜡烛淌蜡或液体流入沟槽等意思,多用于文学或书面语,语域较正式;而表示保龄球滚入沟槽或安装檐槽、开槽则属特定领域,口语或专业语境中更常见。整体语域需根据具体用法判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以相同的元音/ʌ/和辅音/tər/结尾,与 gutter 押韵。注意 gutter 拼写为 g-u-t-t-e-r,但不要与 guitar /ɡɪˈtɑːr/(吉他)混淆,后者拼写相近但读音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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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