n.
- 腸,腸子[U]
- 內臟[P]
stick a bayonet into a man's
guts將刺刀戳入一人的內臟
- 【口】勇氣,膽量,毅力[P]
a man with plenty of
guts相當有魄力的人
- 【口】內容,本質,實質[P]
His speech had no
guts in it.
他的演說沒有實質內容。
- 腸線,羊腸線[U]
The fishing line is made of
gut.
釣魚線是羊腸線做的。
vt.
- 取出內臟
Gut the rabbit before you cook it.
燒煮之前先把兔子的內臟取出。
- 損毀(房屋等)的內部裝置[H]
The factory was
gutted by flames.
那家工廠被燒毀了。
a.
- 本質的,根本的;極重要的
- 容易的,簡單的
- 直覺的
My immediate
gut feeling was to refuse.
我本能的直接反應是拒絕。
片語
bust a gut
- 努力(做某事)
He's been staying up all nights,
busting a gut over all the work he has to do.
他一連幾天熬夜,拼命做所有該做的事。
hate sb.'s guts
- 對某人恨之入骨
Dick said that he
hated Fred's guts.
迪克說他對弗雷德恨之入骨。
have the guts
- 有膽量;有勇氣
He
had the guts to admit that he was wrong.
他有認錯的勇氣。
sweat/work/slog one's guts out
- 拼命工作
I'm not going to
sweat my guts out for only $10 a day.
我不會為一天十美元去賣命的。
have someone's guts for garters
- 嚴厲懲罰某人
He had to finish it before lunchtime or else they would
have his guts for garters.
他非得在午飯前做完這事,要不他們會抽他的筋。
辨析
n.
- the stomach or belly.
▸Medicine & Biology the intestine.
▸
(guts)
entrails that have been removed or exposed.
▸fibre from the intestines of animals, used especially for violin or racket strings.
-
(guts)
the internal parts or essence of something.
-
(guts)
informal used in names attributing negative characteristics:
greedy guts.
-
(guts)
informal courage and determination.
-
[as modifier]
informal (of a feeling or reaction) instinctive.
- a narrow passage or strait.
v.
(guts, gutting, gutted)
- remove the internal organs of (a fish or other animal) before cooking.
- remove or destroy the internal parts of (a structure).
Phrase
- bust a gut
informal make a strenuous effort. - hate someone's guts
informal dislike someone intensely. - have someone's guts for garters
Brit. humorous used as a threat of punishment. - sweat
(or work)
one's guts out
informal work extremely hard.
Etymology
OE guttas (pl.), prob. rel. to gēotan ‘pour’.