gulch英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully.

— "A crack is progressing up through the Goldminers' apartment. They are most disturbed by the appearance of this gulch in their wall since it undermines their confidence in the structure of the building which as you know my management has taken great care to keep sound and durable."
An act of gulching or gulping. obsolete
A glutton. obsolete

— You did not! where was your sight, Œdipus? you walk with hare's eyes, do you? I'll have them glazed, rogue; an you say the word, they shall be glazed for you: come we must have you turn fiddler again, slave, get a base viol at your back, and march in a tawney coat, with one sleeve, to Goose-fair; then you'll know us, you'll see us then, you will, gulch, you will.

动词 v.

To swallow greedily; to gulp down. obsolete
To fall heavily. obsolete

词形变化

gulches present,singular,third-person gulching participle,present gulched participle,past gulched past gulk alternative,dialectal glutch alternative,dialectal gulches plural gulk alternative,dialectal glutch alternative,dialectal

词源

词源 1

From earlier gulsh (“sink in, gush out”), from Middle English gulchen (“to gulp, spew”), probably from the source of gulp. Likely not related to gully (“ravine formed by water”) despite the similarities.

词源 2

From earlier gulsh (“sink in, gush out”), from Middle English gulchen (“to gulp, spew”), probably from the source of gulp. Likely not related to gully (“ravine formed by water”) despite the similarities.