gutted

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gut·ted /ˈɡʌtɪd/ adjectiveadj

1 DESTROYseriously damaged or completely destroyed 严重受损的；完全毁坏的

We drove slowly past the gutted buildings.

我们缓缓地开车经过一幢幢破败的楼房。

2 British EnglishBrE spokenSHOCK very shocked or disappointed 十分吃惊的；非常失望的 SYN devastated

I was gutted when I lost my job.

失业对我的打击很大。

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gutted• "Was there anything worth saving after the fire?" "No, the place is completely gutted."• The death toll has risen into the 20s, an estimated 4,000 businesses are gutted.• These were gutted and crumbling shells and almost certainly faced demolition.• a street full of gutted buildings• The library of course was gutted, but Walker Books, a near neighbour of the school, is coming to the rescue.• The gutted farmhouse appeared, silvered by the moon.• He spent an hour pottering about the gutted flat while Wiechert complained that he wanted his dinner.• On every deserted street gutted houses sagged open, their contents indecently exposed to view.• The family found themselves with a gutted ruin and one surviving wing.

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