gutted
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gut·ted /ˈɡʌtɪd/ adjective 1 DESTROYseriously damaged or completely destroyed 严重受损的；完全毁坏的 We drove slowly past the gutted buildings. 我们缓缓地开车经过一幢幢破败的楼房。2 British English spokenSHOCK very shocked or disappointed 十分吃惊的；非常失望的 SYN devastated I was gutted when I lost my job. 失业对我的打击很大。► see thesaurus at disappointed
Examples from the Corpus
gutted• "Was there anything worth saving after the fire?" "No, the place is completely gutted."• The death toll has risen into the 20s, an estimated 4,000 businesses are gutted.• These were gutted and crumbling shells and almost certainly faced demolition.• a street full of gutted buildings• The library of course was gutted, but Walker Books, a near neighbour of the school, is coming to the rescue.• The gutted farmhouse appeared, silvered by the moon.• He spent an hour pottering about the gutted flat while Wiechert complained that he wanted his dinner.• On every deserted street gutted houses sagged open, their contents indecently exposed to view.• The family found themselves with a gutted ruin and one surviving wing.gut·ted adjectiveChineseSyllable
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gutted
gut‧ted /ˈɡʌtəd, ˈɡʌtɪd/
adjective
1. seriously damaged or completely destroyed:
We drove slowly past the gutted buildings.
2. British English spoken very shocked or disappointed
SYN devastated:
I was gutted when I lost my job.
■ very disappointed
▪gutted [not before noun] British English informal extremely disappointed, especially because you were unsuccessful: I was gutted when we lost the game.
▪crestfallen literary looking very disappointed and sad, especially when you suddenly realise that something you want cannot happen: Gary looked crestfallen as they calculated how much money they would need. | a crestfallen look
gut‧ted /ˈɡʌtəd, ˈɡʌtɪd/
adjective1. seriously damaged or completely destroyed:
2. British English spoken very shocked or disappointed
SYN devastated:
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