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单词 gully
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
gul•ly1 /ˈgʌli/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -lies. 
    Also, ˈgul•ley. 
  1. Geographya small valley originally worn away by running water and serving to drain water away after long, heavy rains.
  2. a ditch or gutter:a gully along the side of the road.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gul•ly1  (gulē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lies, v., -lied, -ly•ing. 
n. 
  1. a small valley or ravine originally worn away by running water and serving as a drainageway after prolonged heavy rains.
  2. a ditch or gutter.
  3. Sport[Cricket.]
    • the position of a fielder between point and slips.
    • the fielder occupying this position.

v.t. 
  1. to make gullies in.
  2. to form (channels) by the action of water.
Also, gulley (for defs. 1,2).
  • apparently variant of gullet, with -y replacing French -et 1530–40
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gulch, gorge, defile, watercourse.

gul•ly2  (gulē, gŏŏlē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lies. [Scot. and North Eng.]
  1. Scottish Termsa knife, esp. a large kitchen or butcher knife.
Also, gulley. 
  • origin, originally uncertain 1575–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gully, gulley /ˈɡʌlɪ/ n ( pl -lies, -leys)
  1. a channel or small valley, esp one cut by heavy rainwater
  2. NZ a small bush-clad valley
  3. a fielding position between the slips and point
  4. a fielder in this position
vb ( -lies, -lying, -lied)
  1. (transitive) to make (channels) in (the ground, sand, etc)
Etymology: 16th Century: from French goulet neck of a bottle; see gullet
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