engorge
英 [ɪn'gɔːdʒ; en-]
美[ɪn'ɡɔrdʒ]
释义
vt. 大吃；使充血；狼吞虎咽
vi. 大吃；充血
词态变化
第三人称单数: engorges;过去式: engorged;过去分词: engorged;现在分词: engorging;
中文词源
engorge 使充血en-, 进入，使。gorge, 吞没，吞食。引申义充血。
英文词源
- engorge (v.)
- 1510s, "fill to excess," from French engorger "to obstruct, block, congest," Old French engorgier "to swallow, devour," from en- (see en- (1)) + gorge "throat" (see gorge (n.)). Probably originally in reference to hawks. Related: Engorged; engorging.
英英释意
- 1. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself;
- "She stuffed herself at the dinner"
- "The kids binged on icecream"
