engorge

英 [ɪn'gɔːdʒ; en-] 美[ɪn'ɡɔrdʒ]
  • 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。

英英释意


1. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself;
"She stuffed herself at the dinner"
"The kids binged on icecream"

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.