gorging

英 [ˈɡɔːdʒɪŋ]

美 [ˈɡɔːrdʒɪŋ]

v.  贪婪地吃; 狼吞虎咽
gorge的现在分词

复数：gorgings　现在分词：gorging　

柯林斯词典

• 峡；峡谷
  Agorgeis a deep, narrow valley with very steep sides, usually where a river passes through mountains or an area of hard rock.
• VERB 贪婪地吃；狼吞虎咽
  If yougorge onsomething orgorge yourself onit, you eat lots of it in a very greedy way.
  1. I could spend each day gorging on chocolate...
     我可以每天只吃巧克力就够了。
  2. ...teenagers gorging themselves on ice-cream sundaes.
     大口吃着圣代冰激凌的青少年

双语例句

• Scientists have found that a key part of the brain which stops the body from acting on impulse – and gorging – does not function as well in those who are overweight or obese.
  科学家们近日发现，通常人大脑中阻止身体冲动行事和狼吞虎咽的关键组成部分，却没有办法在超重者或肥胖者的大脑内发生作用。
• After gorging themselves silly on cheap credit, about a year and a half ago US consumers began a much needed detox.
  在愚蠢地对廉价信贷进行了一番狼吞虎咽后，大约一年半以前，美国消费者开始了亟需的戒毒过程。
• We saw a vulture gorging on some rotting carcase.
  我们看见一只秃鹫正在贪婪地啄食腐尸。
• James Gillray. 1787. George III, Queen Charlotte, and the Prince of Wales gorging at the public trough.
  1787年，乔治三世、夏洛特王后和威尔士亲王在公共水槽边狼吞虎咽。
• Apple appears to be gorging on consumer demand for its smartphone.
  消费者对iPhone的需求似乎让苹果赚得盆满钵满。
• She sat in front of the television, gorging on chocolates.
  她坐在电视机前大吃巧克力。
• They had been gorging fruit in the forest.
  他们方才一直在森林里狼吞虎咽地大嚼野果。
• Specifically, if they skimped on breakfast, they would make up for it by gorging at lunch, more or less.
  具体说，如果他们没吃早饭，他们午饭就要大吃一顿大致补齐。
• While Myanmar is a mouthwatering a proposition, gorging on it too soon carries a lot of risk.
  虽然缅甸令人垂涎，但过于着急地狼吞虎咽也可能带来很多风险。
• Utterly full after gorging on the delicious meat and wine, it was time to head back to Como.
  在尽情享受美食佳酿、酒足饭饱后，是时候回到科摩了。