gouge

verb

/ɡaʊdʒ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they gouge	/ɡaʊdʒ/ /ɡaʊdʒ/
he / she / it gouges	/ˈɡaʊdʒɪz/ /ˈɡaʊdʒɪz/
past simple gouged	/ɡaʊdʒd/ /ɡaʊdʒd/
past participle gouged	/ɡaʊdʒd/ /ɡaʊdʒd/
-ing form gouging	/ˈɡaʊdʒɪŋ/ /ˈɡaʊdʒɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

gouge something (in something) to make a hole or cut in something with a sharp object in a rough or violent way凿
- The lion's claws had gouged a wound in the horse's side.狮爪在马身一侧抓了一道深口。
- He had gouged her cheek with a screwdriver.他用螺丝起子戳她的脸颊。
gouge somebody/something (North American English) to force somebody to pay an unfairly high price for something; to raise prices unfairly敲（某人）的竹杠；诈骗钱财；漫天要价
- Housing shortages permit landlords to gouge their renters.住房短缺使得房东可以欺骗租房者。
- Price gouging is widespread.漫天要价的情况普遍存在。

词源late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin gubia, gulbia, perhaps of Celtic origin; compare with Old Irish gulba ‘beak’ and Welsh gylf ‘beak, pointed instrument’.

gouge

noun

/ɡaʊdʒ/

a sharp tool for making hollow areas in wood凿子
a deep, narrow hole or cut in a surface凿成的槽（或孔、洞）
- The massive wheels were digging great gouges in the road’s surface.巨大的车轮在路面上挖掘出巨大的豁口。

词源late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin gubia, gulbia, perhaps of Celtic origin; compare with Old Irish gulba ‘beak’ and Welsh gylf ‘beak, pointed instrument’.