gutter

noun

/ˈɡʌtə(r)/

/ˈɡʌtər/

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[countable] a long curved channel made of metal or plastic that is fixed under the edge of a roof to carry away the water when it rains檐沟；天沟
- a blocked/leaking gutter堵塞了的／漏水的檐沟
Topics Buildingsc2
[countable] a channel at the edge of a road where water collects and is carried away to drains路旁排水沟；阴沟
- I stepped off the pavement and walked in the gutter.我偏离了人行道，走在排水沟里。
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
the gutter
[singular] the bad social conditions or low moral standards sometimes connected with the lowest level of society恶劣的社会环境；（社会最低阶层的）道德沦落
- She rose from the gutter to become a great star.她从贫民区一跃而成为大明星。
- the language of the gutter (= using swear words)粗鄙的语言

词源Middle English: from Old French gotiere, from Latin gutta ‘a drop’; the verb dates from late Middle English, originally meaning ‘cut grooves in’ and later (early 18th cent.) used of a candle which melts rapidly because it has become channelled on one side.

gutter

verb

/ˈɡʌtə(r)/

/ˈɡʌtər/

[intransitive] (literary)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they gutter	/ˈɡʌtə(r)/ /ˈɡʌtər/
he / she / it gutters	/ˈɡʌtəz/ /ˈɡʌtərz/
past simple guttered	/ˈɡʌtəd/ /ˈɡʌtərd/
past participle guttered	/ˈɡʌtəd/ /ˈɡʌtərd/
-ing form guttering	/ˈɡʌtərɪŋ/ /ˈɡʌtərɪŋ/

(of a flame or candle火焰或蜡烛) to burn in an unsteady way忽明忽暗；摇曳不定
- The candle guttered in the wind.蜡烛在风中摇曳。
词源Middle English: from Old French gotiere, from Latin gutta ‘a drop’; the verb dates from late Middle English, originally meaning ‘cut grooves in’ and later (early 18th cent.) used of a candle which melts rapidly because it has become channelled on one side.