engorge

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engorge词义

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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。


engorge英文词源

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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.