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:
- gobble down(狼吞虎咽地吃下)
- gobble up(大口吞食)
- gobble food(狼吞虎咽的食物)
- gobble a meal(大口进餐)
- gobble a snack(狼吞虎咽地吃零食)
- gobble a turkey(大口吃火鸡)
- gobble a sandwich(狼吞虎咽地吃三明治)
- gobble breakfast(大口吃早餐)
- gobble lunch(狼吞虎咽地吃午餐)
- gobble dinner(大口吃晚餐)
- gobble a burger(狼吞虎咽地吃汉堡)
- gobble a pizza(大口吃比萨饼)
- gobble sweets(狼吞虎咽地吃甜食)
- gobble a cake(大口吃蛋糕)
- gobble a cookie(狼吞虎咽地吃曲奇饼)
- gobble a meal quickly(迅速狼吞虎咽地吃一顿饭)
- gobble a plate of pasta(大口吃一盘意大利面)
- gobble snacks all day(整天狼吞虎咽地吃零食)
- gobble chips(大口吃薯片)
- gobble popcorn(狼吞虎咽地吃爆米花)
- gobble a hot dog(大口吃热狗)
- gobble a bowl of soup(狼吞虎咽地吃一碗汤)
- gobble a piece of fruit(大口吃一块水果)
- gobble a plate of sushi(狼吞虎咽地吃一盘寿司)
- gobble a burrito(大口吃卷饼)
- gobble fast food(狼吞虎咽地吃快餐)
- gobble down a sandwich(大口吞下一份三明治)
- gobble a bag of chips(狼吞虎咽地吃一袋薯片)
- gobble a slice of pizza(大口吃一块比萨饼)
- gobble a chocolate bar(狼吞虎咽地吃巧克力条)
- gobble a bowl of cereal(大口吃一碗谷物)
- gobble down snacks(狼吞虎咽地吃零食)
- gobble a plate of vegetables(大口吃一盘蔬菜)
- gobble a burger and fries(狼吞虎咽地吃汉堡和薯条)
- gobble a slice of cake(大口吃一块蛋糕)
- gobble a handful of nuts(狼吞虎咽地吃一把坚果)
- gobble a candy bar(大口吃一块糖果棒)
- gobble a box of chocolates(狼吞虎咽地吃一盒巧克力)
- gobble down a meal(迅速狼吞虎咽地吃一顿饭)
- gobble a plate of pasta(大口吃一盘意大利面)
- gobble snacks all day(整天狼吞虎咽地吃零食)
- gobble chips(大口吃薯片)
- gobble popcorn(狼吞虎咽地吃爆米花)
- gobble a hot dog(大口吃热狗)
- gobble a bowl of soup(狼吞虎咽地吃一碗汤)
- gobble a piece of fruit(大口吃一块水果)
- gobble a plate of sushi(狼吞虎咽地吃一盘寿司)
- gobble a burrito(大口吃卷饼)
- gobble fast food(狼吞虎咽地吃快餐)
- 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