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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。
（火焰等）摇曳，忽明忽暗
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（火焰等）摇曳，忽明忽暗
To flicker as if about to be extinguished.
The candle guttered out in the draft.
蜡烛在风中摇曳着渐渐熄灭了。
常指烛火、灯光
流动；形成沟槽。
To flow or stream; to form gutters.
因烛蜡熔化沿烛侧流下而逐渐消融。
To melt away by having the molten wax run down along the side of the candle.
闪烁摇曳,似将熄灭。
To flicker as if about to be extinguished.
将(保龄球)打进沟槽,未击中任何球瓶。
To send (a bowling ball) into the gutter, not hitting any pins.
gutter
Base
原形
gutters
3rd person
第三人称单数
guttering
-ing
现在分词
guttered
Past
过去式
guttered
Past participle
过去分词
The candle gutters in the draft.
蜡烛在通风处闪烁不定。
The flame guttered and went out.
火焰闪烁了一下就熄灭了。
The oil lamp is guttering due to low fuel.
油灯因燃料不足而闪烁不定。
通常用于描述火焰或烛光的不稳定燃烧。
The candle guttered in the breeze.
蜡烛在微风中淌油并闪烁不定。
The flame was guttering as the oil ran low.
火焰随着油量减少而摇曳不定。
The candle gutters when the wick is too long.
当烛芯太长时，蜡烛就会流蜡并闪烁。
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 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。
Not this
The candle guttered by the wind.
Use this
The candle guttered in the wind.
表示“因风而摇曳”时，gutter是不及物动词，不能用by引出施动者；应使用in the wind来表示环境原因，而非被动结构。
Not this
This pipe gutters the rain water away.
Use this
This pipe drains the rain water away.
gutter作动词没有“排走”的意思，只表示流动、形成沟槽或安装檐槽；表示“排走水”要用drain。这是受名词gutter（排水沟）的影响而误用。
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（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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
冲刷出沟槽
The flood guttered deep channels in the earth.
洪水在地面上冲刷出深深的沟槽。
（火光或希望等）逐渐熄灭，慢慢消亡
The candle guttered out, leaving the room in darkness.
蜡烛摇曳着熄灭了，房间陷入黑暗。
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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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.