基本释义

[verb] eat (something) hurriedly and noisily
[动词] 匆忙作响地吃(某物)

深入解读

Gobble 是一个与 gabble (急促而含混不清地说)十分形似且容易混淆的单词,主要用来表示“贪婪地吃、狼吞虎咽、大口吞吃”,即非常快且发出声响地吃东西,给人一种粗野或贪吃的感觉,比如:

注意吃相,不要狼吞虎咽!
Eat it properly, don’t gobble!
皮特狼吞虎咽,把炖牛肉吃了个精光。
Pete gobbled all the beef stew.

由此而来的短语动词 gobble sth↔up 则常作非正式用语使用,除了自然引申指“很快消耗掉金钱等物”外,还被用来喻指“吞并较小的公司、机构等”,比如:

与此同时,大型铁路公司吞并了较小的铁路公司。
At the same time, large railroad companies gobbled up smaller ones.

除此之外, gobble 还有一个拟声而来的动词含义指雄火鸡“咯咯叫”,有首感恩节歌曲就取名为“Gobble Gobble”。

图书例句

Between the two evils, it was better to have Scarlett wear an afternoon dress at a morning barbecue than to have her gobble like a hog.
比较起来,与其让思嘉到野宴上去狼吞虎咽,还不如任凭她在早上穿起下午的衣裳来算了。
出自美国作家玛格丽特·米切尔(Margaret Mitchell)创作的长篇小说《飘》(Gone with the Wind)。

外刊例句

They gobble up 3.4m tonnes a year, a ladle a day for each person.
他们每年吞食340万吨,每人每天一汤勺。
——《经济学人》
After watching everyone from Microsoft to Meca Software gobble up online-banking customers, banks have become eager to prove that they’re not headed for extinction.
眼看从微软到麦加软件等公司都大举抢夺联网银行的顾客,银行也开始急于向世人证明他们并非一意等着被市场淘汰。
——《时代周刊》

常见短语

gobble“(狼吞虎咽,大口吃)是一个动词,通常用来形容迅速而大口地吃东西。以下是一些包含单词 “gobble” 的短语,附带中文解释:

  1. gobble down(狼吞虎咽地吃下)
  2. gobble up(大口吞食)
  3. gobble food(狼吞虎咽的食物)
  4. gobble a meal(大口进餐)
  5. gobble a snack(狼吞虎咽地吃零食)
  6. gobble a turkey(大口吃火鸡)
  7. gobble a sandwich(狼吞虎咽地吃三明治)
  8. gobble breakfast(大口吃早餐)
  9. gobble lunch(狼吞虎咽地吃午餐)
  10. gobble dinner(大口吃晚餐)
  11. gobble a burger(狼吞虎咽地吃汉堡)
  12. gobble a pizza(大口吃比萨饼)
  13. gobble sweets(狼吞虎咽地吃甜食)
  14. gobble a cake(大口吃蛋糕)
  15. gobble a cookie(狼吞虎咽地吃曲奇饼)
  16. gobble a meal quickly(迅速狼吞虎咽地吃一顿饭)
  17. gobble a plate of pasta(大口吃一盘意大利面)
  18. gobble snacks all day(整天狼吞虎咽地吃零食)
  19. gobble chips(大口吃薯片)
  20. gobble popcorn(狼吞虎咽地吃爆米花)
  21. gobble a hot dog(大口吃热狗)
  22. gobble a bowl of soup(狼吞虎咽地吃一碗汤)
  23. gobble a piece of fruit(大口吃一块水果)
  24. gobble a plate of sushi(狼吞虎咽地吃一盘寿司)
  25. gobble a burrito(大口吃卷饼)
  26. gobble fast food(狼吞虎咽地吃快餐)
  27. gobble down a sandwich(大口吞下一份三明治)
  28. gobble a bag of chips(狼吞虎咽地吃一袋薯片)
  29. gobble a slice of pizza(大口吃一块比萨饼)
  30. gobble a chocolate bar(狼吞虎咽地吃巧克力条)
  31. gobble a bowl of cereal(大口吃一碗谷物)
  32. gobble down snacks(狼吞虎咽地吃零食)
  33. gobble a plate of vegetables(大口吃一盘蔬菜)
  34. gobble a burger and fries(狼吞虎咽地吃汉堡和薯条)
  35. gobble a slice of cake(大口吃一块蛋糕)
  36. gobble a handful of nuts(狼吞虎咽地吃一把坚果)
  37. gobble a candy bar(大口吃一块糖果棒)
  38. gobble a box of chocolates(狼吞虎咽地吃一盒巧克力)
  39. gobble down a meal(迅速狼吞虎咽地吃一顿饭)
  40. gobble a plate of pasta(大口吃一盘意大利面)
  41. gobble snacks all day(整天狼吞虎咽地吃零食)
  42. gobble chips(大口吃薯片)
  43. gobble popcorn(狼吞虎咽地吃爆米花)
  44. gobble a hot dog(大口吃热狗)
  45. gobble a bowl of soup(狼吞虎咽地吃一碗汤)
  46. gobble a piece of fruit(大口吃一块水果)
  47. gobble a plate of sushi(狼吞虎咽地吃一盘寿司)
  48. gobble a burrito(大口吃卷饼)
  49. gobble fast food(狼吞虎咽地吃快餐)
  50. gobble down a sandwich(大口吞下一份三明治)

同近义词

devour: eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly
gulp: swallow (drink or food) quickly or in large mouthfuls, often audibly
guzzle: eat or drink (something) greedily

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