guzzle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++guz·zle /ˈɡʌzəl/ verb [intransitive, transitive] informal 1 EATto eat or drink a lot of something, eagerly and quickly – usually showing disapproval 暴饮暴食〔一般含贬义〕 → scoff They’ve been guzzling beer all evening. 他们整个晚上都在狂饮啤酒。2. if a vehicle guzzles petrol, it uses a lot of it in a wasteful way 〔汽车〕费油，耗油；大量消耗〔汽油〕 → gas-guzzler→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
guzzle• Chris has been guzzling beer all evening.• But he guzzled from bottles and broke his own heart.• When you sweep through the house guzzling gin.• And very important ... the wine - as much as you can guzzle - is free!• Champagne was guzzled like lemonade and flexible friends took care of the bill.• Old refrigerators guzzle lots of energy and are on 24 hours a day.• All they seemed interested in was guzzling platefuls of sausages and going back to the counter for more.• Her kids guzzle sugar all day, and the house is an absolute mess.• The chick in the burrow below will now be guzzling the partly pre-digested fish food regurgitated by its newly ringed parent.Origin guzzle (1500-1600) Perhaps from Old French gosillier “to talk a lot, vomit”guz·zle verbChineseSyllable
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guzzle
guz‧zle /ˈɡʌzəl/
verb [intransitive and transitive] informal
They’ve been guzzling beer all evening.
2. if a vehicle guzzles petrol, it uses a lot of it in a wasteful way
⇨ gas-guzzler
guz‧zle /ˈɡʌzəl/
verb [intransitive and transitive] informal Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Perhaps from Old French gosillier 'to talk a lot, vomit'
1. to eat or drink a lot of something, eagerly and quickly – usually showing disapproval ⇨ scoff:Origin: Perhaps from Old French gosillier 'to talk a lot, vomit'
2. if a vehicle guzzles petrol, it uses a lot of it in a wasteful way
⇨ gas-guzzler
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