gore
gore — noun
1. Thick, dark blood that flows from a serious wound, especially during a violent e
Thick, dark blood that flows from a serious wound, especially during a violent event such as a battle, an attack, or an accident.
The horror movie was so full of gore that several viewers covered their eyes.
collocation: full of gore
Eleni's jacket was stained with gore after she helped the injured hiker down the mountain.
collocation: stained with gore
Photos of the battlefield showed nothing but mud, smoke, and gore spread across the ground.
The novel describes violence in detail, but the gore never feels pointless or cheap.
When a film is rated for gore, children cannot watch it without an adult.
文法句型
uncountable noun
用法筆記
This sense is reserved for dramatic or gruesome contexts such as battles, murders, or horror films. It is not used for minor cuts, nosebleeds, or ordinary medical bleeding.
常見錯誤
2. A panel of fabric cut in a wedge shape with one end wider than the other, sewn t
A panel of fabric cut in a wedge shape with one end wider than the other, sewn together with other such panels to form a skirt, sail, umbrella, tent, or similar object.
Niran sewed four gores into the skirt so that it would flare when she walked.
Each gore of the umbrella was made from a different colour of nylon fabric.
pattern: gore of [object]
The sailmaker carefully measured each gore before cutting the canvas for the new sail.
Yan replaced two torn gores on the tent with fresh waterproof material.
文法句型
countable noun
用法筆記
A specialized term in sewing, sailmaking, and umbrella construction. In clothing, gores add fullness or shape. In umbrellas, each section of the canopy is called a gore.
常見錯誤
gore — verb
1. If a bull, wild boar, or elephant gores someone, it wounds them by driving its h
If a bull, wild boar, or elephant gores someone, it wounds them by driving its horns or tusks into their flesh.
The bull gored the rancher who had climbed into the pen to fix the fence.
A wild boar gored Defne's leg while she was hiking through a forest.
The matador was gored by the bull during the final part of the fight.
The rhinoceros gored the safari guide who had come too close to her calf.
Inês read a story about a farmer who was gored by his own buffalo.
文法句型
[animal] gores [person/animal]
be gored by [animal]
用法筆記
Only large animals with horns or tusks (bulls, buffalo, elephants, rhinoceroses, wild boars) can gore. The passive form (be gored by) is very common in news reports. This word is NOT used for bites, scratches, or stings from other animals.