gutter

gutter

英 ['gʌtə]
　　美 ['gʌtɚ]

n. 排水溝；槽；貧民區
　　vi. 流；形成溝
　　vt. 開溝於…；弄熄
　　adj. 貧賤的；粗俗的；聳人聽聞的
　　n. (Gutter)人名；(羅)古特爾；(英)格特

中文詞源：

gutter 簷溝

來自拉丁語gutta, 水滴，滴流，詞源同gout. 原指馬路下水道，後也指簷溝。

例句：

1. The gutter press has held the royals up to ridicule.
黃色報刊公然奚落皇室成員。

2. There's a cigarette packet thrown into the gutter.
陰溝裡有個香煙盒.

3. Instead of ending up in jail or in the gutter he was remarkably successful.
結果他非但沒有鋃鐺入獄或是窮困潦倒，反而功成名就。

4. The creeper is growing in towards the gutter, and should be cleared away.
蔓草往溝裡生長, 應該除掉.

5. He picked her out of the gutter and made her a great lady.
他使她脫離貧苦生活,並成為貴婦.