单词 | gouge |
释义 | Word Frequency gouge(ɡaʊdʒ) verb (mainly tr) 1. (usually foll by out) to scoop or force (something) out of its position, esp with the fingers or a pointed instrument 2. (sometimes foll by out) to cut (a hole or groove) in (something) with a sharp instrument or tool 3. US and Canadian informal to extort from 4. (also intr) Australian to dig for (opal) noun 5. a type of chisel with a blade that has a concavo-convex section 6. a mark or groove made with, or as if with, a gouge 7. geology a fine deposit of rock fragments, esp clay, occurring between the walls of a fault or mineral vein 8. US and Canadian informal extortion; swindling Word origin C15: from French, from Late Latin gulbia a chisel, of Celtic origin |
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