gut
noun /ɡʌt/
/ɡʌt/
Idioms - [countable] the tube in the body through which food passes when it leaves the stomach
肠道；消化道 - It can take up to 72 hours for food to pass through the gut.
食物需经多达72小时才能通过消化道。 - I had a terrible pain in my guts after eating too many plums.
我李子吃得太多了，肚子疼得厉害。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- healthy
- pass through
- flora
- wall
- in the/your gut
- It can take up to 72 hours for food to pass through the gut.
- guts[plural] the organs in and around the stomach, especially in an animal
（尤指动物的）内脏 - I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed.
鱼若已收拾干净，我只需烧一下即可。 - I don't like movies that are full of blood and guts (= that show a lot of blood and violence).
我不喜欢充满血腥镜头的电影。
Collocations Dictionaryphrases- blood and guts
- a pain in your gut
- a pain in your guts
- …
- I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed.
- [countable] (informal) a person’s stomach, especially when it is large
（尤指大的）胃，肚子 - Have you seen the gut on him!
你看到他那大肚子了吧！ - a beer gut (= caused by drinking a lot of beer regularly)
啤酒肚
- Have you seen the gut on him!
- guts[plural] (informal) the courage and strength of mind that it takes to do something difficult or unpleasant
勇气；胆量；决心；魄力 - He doesn't have the guts to walk away from a well-paid job.
他没胆量辞去一份报酬优厚的工作。
Topics Personal qualitiesc1- It takes guts to keep on running even though you have blistered feet.
脚起泡后还能坚持跑下去，这需要极大的毅力。 - She had the guts to stand up to the school bully.
她有胆量去对抗学校里的小霸王。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + guts- have
- take
- He doesn't have the guts to walk away from a well-paid job.
- [countable, usually plural] the place where your natural feelings that make you react in a particular way are thought to be
内心；直觉；本能 - in your guts I had a feeling in my guts that something was wrong.
我本能地感到出了事。
- in your guts I had a feeling in my guts that something was wrong.
- guts[plural] the most important part of something
核心；实质；要点 - the guts of the problem
问题的实质
- the guts of the problem
- (also catgut)[uncountable] thin strong string made from animals' intestines and used in making musical instruments, tennis rackets and medical equipment
肠： 由动物肠制成的细而坚固的线，用于制造乐器，网球拍和医疗设备
词源Old English guttas (plural), probably related to gēotan ‘pour’.
Idioms
bust a gut (doing something/to do something)
(North American English also bust your butt/chops/hump, North American English, taboo, slang bust your ass)
- (informal) to make a great effort to do something
努力（做某事） - It’s a problem which nobody is going to bust a gut trying to solve.
没有人会竭尽全力去解决这个问题。 - I busted my chops to get into law school.
我拼尽全力想进法学院。 - These guys were busting their butts on the field, trying to excel at athletics.
这些人在赛场上拼尽全力，试图在体育方面出类拔萃。
- It’s a problem which nobody is going to bust a gut trying to solve.
go with your gut
- to make a decision based on something that you are certain about, even though you do not have any direct proof and cannot explain why you are certain
努力（做某事） - I went with my gut and turned down the job.
我凭直觉拒绝了这份工作。
- I went with my gut and turned down the job.
greedy guts
- (British English, informal) used to refer to somebody who eats too much
贪吃的家伙 - Make sure greedy guts doesn’t eat all the cake.
确保贪婪的肠子不会把蛋糕都吃光。
- Make sure greedy guts doesn’t eat all the cake.
hate somebody’s guts
- (informal) to dislike somebody very much
对某人恨之入骨
have somebody’s guts for garters
- (British English, informal) to be very angry with somebody and punish them severely for something they have done
满腔怒火地严惩（某人） - She’ll have your guts for garters if she ever finds out.
如果她发现了，她会对你恨之入骨的。
- She’ll have your guts for garters if she ever finds out.
slog/sweat/work your guts out
- (informal) to work very hard to achieve something
拼命工作；拼命干活 - I slogged my guts out for the exam.
我为这次考试命都豁出去了。
- I slogged my guts out for the exam.
spill your guts (to somebody)
- (North American English, informal) to tell somebody everything you know or feel about something, because you are upset
（向某人）倾诉心里话 - He has spilled his guts in his new autobiography.
他在他的新自传中倾吐了自己的心声。
- He has spilled his guts in his new autobiography.