gouge

gouge1 /ɡaʊdʒ/ verb [transitiveT]

1 HOLEto make a deep hole or cut in the surface of something 在〔某物表面〕凿洞，凿槽于

He took a knife and gouged a hole in the bottom of the boat.

他拿了一把刀，在船底凿了一个洞。

2 gouge something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v

a) HOLEto form a hole, space etc by digging into a surface and removing material, or to remove material by digging 掘出，挖出

A rough road had been gouged out of the rock.

在岩石上凿出了一条崎岖的路。

Every week 30,000 tonnes of slate are gouged out of the mountains.

山上每个星期都开采出3万吨的板石。

b) gouge somebody’s eyes outINJURE to remove someone’s eyes with a pointed weapon 挖出某人的眼睛

Examples from the Corpus

gouge out• I just wanted to gouge his eyes out.

gouge somebody’s eyes out• I just wanted to gouge his eyes out.• McLaren accused Roberts of trying to gouge his eyes out during the fight.

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gouge• For a few moments he stood very still, imagining himself kicking and gouging.• The blade gouged a deep wound in her leg.• A metal object was used to gouge a deep wound in the animal's forehead.• But some lawmakers who also testified accused the banks of gouging customers.• He must have been gouging for half an hour when an idea seemed to strike him.• Juanito screamed, falling, hands gouging for Trent's throat.• Bombs from the B-52s gouged huge craters in the downtown area.• She watched his fingers gouging into the smooth, stinking mud, the bottom.• Hotels are ready to gouge Olympic visitors by raising room prices.• In the play he tries to gouge out his own eyes.• Both were known for gouging the public and giving inferior service.

gouge2 noun [countableC]

1.HOLEa hole or cut made in something, usually by a sharp tool or weapon 〔通常用利器等凿成的〕孔，洞，槽

Examples from the Corpus

gouge• He tinkered with infinity and the impossible with a burin and a gouge.• A gouge in environment is likely to attract future gouges.• Cogelow gouges don't conform to any of the standard shapes or numbering systems.• To shape the generous indentation, the wood was taken out gradually with a deep oval gouge.• He used small gouges to carve little tufts of fur with long, controlled strokes, following the marked lines.

Origin gouge2

(1400-1500) French Late Latin gulbia

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