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gobble
v
1 [I, Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (up/down) eat sth fast, noisily and greedily (leaving nothing behind) 狠吞虎咽(一点不剩)
Eat slowly and don´t gobble! 慢点吃, 别狼吞虎咽的!
gobble one´s food (down) in a hurry 匆匆忙忙吞(下)食物
gobble up all the cakes 大口吃光所有的蛋糕.
2 (phr v) gobble sth up (infml 口) use sth up quickly; swallow 很快用完; 吞没
The rent gobbles up half his earnings. 租金一项就占去他一半的收入.
Small family businesses are often gobbled up by larger firms. 家庭小商业遭到大公司的吞并.
gobble v [I]
(a) (of a male turkey) make its characteristic sound (指雄火鸡)咯咯叫.
(b) (of a person) make such a sound when speaking quickly, angrily, etc (指人)(说话急、 愤怒时等)发出咯咯声. gobble, n sound made by a male turkey (雄火鸡的)咯咯叫声.
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