Word · Frequency #7703
gutter
路边排水沟；街沟
A channel at the side of a road, next to the curb, for draining water.
- 1.
A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of 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。
- 2.
One who or that which guts.
去除内脏的人或物。
- 3.
a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
屋檐或屋顶上的排水沟；收集并排走雨水
- 4.
A ditch along the side of a road.
路边的排水沟。
- 5.
misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
导致努力或金钱损失的不幸
- 6.
A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.
屋檐下收集雨水的沟槽或管道；檐槽。
- 7.
a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)
剖除物体(如鱼、建筑物或汽车等)的工人
- 8.
A groove down the sides of a bowling lane.
保龄球道两侧的沟槽。
- 9.
A large groove (commonly behind animals) in a barn used for the collection and removal of animal excrement.
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)。
- 10.
Any narrow channel or groove, such as one formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.
狭窄的通道或凹槽,如枪口因反复射击侵蚀形成的凹槽。
- 11.
A space between printed columns of text.
印刷文字栏之间的空白间隔。
- 12.
One of a number of pieces of wood or metal, grooved in the centre, used to separate the pages of type in a form.
排版中用于分隔版面的、中心开槽的木质或金属条之一。
- 13.
An unprinted space between rows of stamps.
邮票行之间未印刷的空白区。
- 14.
The notional locus of things, acts, or events that are distasteful, ill-bred, or morally questionable.
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。
- 15.
A low, vulgar state.
低级、粗俗的状态。
- 16.
A space between comic strip panels.
连环漫画各分格之间的空白。
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
In use
The heavy rain caused the gutters to overflow.
Leaves clogged the gutter, so I had to clean it.
The novel follows a boy's rise from the gutter to success.
his career was in the gutter
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。
fall into the gutter
He fell into the gutter after losing his job.
他失业后陷入了贫困。
gutter [noun]
gutter press 指低级趣味的报纸。
Connections
Collocations
- rain gutter
- 雨水槽
- The rain gutters need to be cleaned before winter.雨水槽需要在冬天前清理。
- blocked gutter
- 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。
- gutter cleaning
- 清理排水沟
- He spent the afternoon doing gutter cleaning.他花了一下午清理排水沟。
- gutter guard
- 护沟板
- Installing gutter guards can reduce cleaning frequency.安装护沟板可以减少清理频率。
- in the gutter
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象雨水顺着屋檐流进排水沟（gutter），发出'咕嘟'声，帮助记忆。
Context & Register
常见场景：建筑、街道排水 通常指建筑物或道路边缘的雨水排放结构，属于日常用语。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with gutter: they share the stressed vowel /ʌ/ and ending /tɝ/. Note that words like 'better' (/bɛtɝ/) and 'matter' (/mætɝ/) are spelling lookalikes but do not rhyme because their vowel sound differs.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.