gutter
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT Thegutter is the edge of a road next to the pavement, where rainwater collects and flows away. (路邊的) 排水溝
It is supposed to be washed down the gutter and into the city's vast sewerage system. 它應(yīng)該被沖入排水溝,流入城市的巨大排污系統(tǒng)。
2. N-COUNT A gutter is a plastic or metal channel attached to the lower edge of the roof of a building, which rainwater drains into. (房檐的) 排水槽
Did you fix the gutter?
你修過(guò)排水槽了嗎?
3. N-SING If someone is in the gutter, they are very poor and live in a very bad way. 貧民窟
Instead of ending up in jail or in the gutter he was remarkably successful. 他最后不但沒(méi)有坐牢或流落貧民窟,反而還非常成功。
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gutter /?ɡ?t?/ (gutters)
劍橋詞典
gutter noun (CHANNEL)
[ 可數(shù)名詞:有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the edge of a road where rain flows away
(道路邊的)排水溝,街溝
[ 可數(shù)名詞:有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
an open pipe , usually at the lower edge of a roof , that collects and carries away rain
(屋檐的)雨水槽,檐槽,天溝
gutter noun (SOCIAL LEVEL)
?the gutter [ 單數(shù)名詞 ]the lowest level , especially of society
(尤指社會(huì)的)最底層,貧民窟
Born to a poverty-stricken family , she dragged herself out of the gutter to become a successful business owner . 她出生在一個(gè)極度貧困的家庭,但是她從社會(huì)最底層奮力掙扎出來(lái),成功地?fù)碛辛俗约旱墓尽?返回 gutter