Gulp



GRE TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 吞食, 咽下
• ［英］ v. 吞食, 咽下 ( to swallow hastily, greedily)
• ［例］ Don't gulp your food.

Webster Collegiate

verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from a Middle Dutch or Middle Low German word akin to Dutch & Frisian gulpen to bubble forth, drink deep; akin to Old English gielpan to boast — more at yelp
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one swallow
  • 2. to keep back as if by swallowing <gulp down a sob>
  • 3. to take in readily as if by swallowing <gulp down knowledge>
• intransitive verb
  • to catch the breath as if in taking a long drink
• ? gulp noun
• ? gulper noun

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