| 释义 |
degut, v.|diːˈgʌt|
[de- II. 2 + gut n.]
trans. To remove the guts, contents, or essential elements of (in the senses of gut vb.).
1933Dylan Thomas Let. Sept. (1966) 24 Open him [sc. Wordsworth] at any page: and there lies the English language... Degutted and desouled. 1948Wyndham Lewis Let. 25 Oct. (1963) 466 The publisher who dulls these letters down and deguts them will not only be doing a great disservice to Ezra but to the public of today and also tomorrow. 1960Sunday Times 6 Mar. 6/8 We are certainly not going to de-gut the centre of London..to provide motorways and parking space. 1962Daily Tel. 17 Dec. 8/8 The latest edition of ‘That Was The Week That Was’ [B.B.C. Television] was degutted as efficiently as any fish at Yarmouth! Ibid., It was pleasant to watch the farmers degutting the unhappy Mr. Levin. |