gorge

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gorge1 /ɡɔːdʒ $ ɡɔːrdʒ/ noun [countable]  1. SGa deep narrow valley with steep sides 峡谷2. feel your gorge rise British EnglishUPSET to feel very sick or angry, especially when you see or smell something very unpleasant 感到恶心；感到愤怒

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gorge• I saw a creek at one point, visible at the bottom of a gorge.• There was the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, an almost sheer thousand-foot gorge with several sites for high dams.• Town and canton rose in importance after the early thirteenth century when the bridging of the Schollenen gorge opened up the Cotthard.• The wind blowing down the gorge was causing the boat to swing back and forth like a pendulum.• It is well worth visiting just as a tourist or to do the five-hour walk along the bottom of the gorge.• He built four massive towers, two on each side of the gorge, to support four cables.gorge2 verb  1  gorge yourself (on something) EATto eat until you are too full to eat any more 拼命地吃（某物），饱食（某物） SYN stuff yourself We gorged ourselves on ripe plums. 我们拼命地吃成熟的李子。2  be gorged with something FULLto be completely full of something 肚子塞满，饱食 The insect sucks until it is gorged with blood. 那虫子直到吸饱了血才停下来。→ See Verb table

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gorge• In the months to come, Mr Clinton will undoubtedly go on gorging.• He knew he would gorge himself on curry and dal and then want to sleep.• Moms warn daughters of what comes of gorging on chips or chocolate.• We enjoyed good wines at 75p a litre and gorging on fresh sardines and salads bought in the local market.• Just because we appear to be gorging ourselves on war coverage doesn't mean to say that we swallow it whole.gorge3 adjective British English spoken informal  extremely beautiful or attractive 非常漂亮的，极其吸引人的Origin gorge1 (1300-1400) French “throat”, from Latin gurges “throat, whirlpool”

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valley a deep sides narrow with steep Corpus

gorge

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gorge¹ /ɡɔːdʒ $ ɡɔːrdʒ/ noun [countable]1. a deep narrow valley with steep sides
2. feel your gorge rise British English to feel very sick or angry, especially when you see or smell something very unpleasant
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ valley an area of lower land between two lines of hills or mountains, usually with a river flowing through it: The route passes through a remote mountain valley. | a trek up the Gokyo Valley to see Mount Everest
   ▪ gorge a deep narrow valley with steep sides - often used in names, especially in Europe: The river flows through a deep gorge. | Cheddar Gorge
   ▪ canyon a deep valley with very steep sides - often used in names, especially in North and South America: She looked down the side of the canyon. | We visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
   ▪ ravine a small valley with very steep sides: He fell down a ravine.
   ▪ glen a deep narrow valley in Scotland or Ireland: They followed the river along the glen. | the Glens of Antrim
   ▪ gully a small narrow valley, usually formed by a lot of rain flowing down the side of a hill: They reached the top by scrambling up a gully.

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gorge² verb
1. gorge yourself (on something) to eat until you are too full to eat any more
   SYN  stuff yourself:
    We gorged ourselves on ripe plums.
2. be gorged with something to be completely full of something:
    The insect sucks until it is gorged with blood.

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gorge³ adjective British English spoken informal
extremely beautiful or attractive