gore
gore — 名詞
1. Thick, dark blood that flows from a serious wound, especially during a violent e
血汙
暴力或受傷時流出的濃稠血液
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.
那部恐怖片充滿血汙,好幾個觀眾摀住了眼睛。
collocation: full of gore
Eleni's jacket was stained with gore after she helped the injured hiker down the mountain.
Eleni 幫助受傷的登山客下山後,她的外套沾滿了血汙。
collocation: stained with gore
Photos of the battlefield showed nothing but mud, smoke, and gore spread across the ground.
戰場的照片中,地面上除了泥巴和煙霧,到處都是血汙。
The novel describes violence in detail, but the gore never feels pointless or cheap.
這本小說詳細描寫暴力,但其中的血汙描寫從不讓人覺得毫無意義或廉價。
When a film is rated for gore, children cannot watch it without an adult.
如果一部電影因為血腥場面而被限制級,兒童沒有大人陪同不能觀看。
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
三角布
一頭寬一頭窄的楔形裁片
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.
Niran 在裙子兩側縫了四片三角布,這樣她走路時裙擺會自然展開。
Each gore of the umbrella was made from a different colour of nylon fabric.
這把傘的每一片傘面都是用不同顏色的尼龍布做成的。
pattern: gore of [object]
The sailmaker carefully measured each gore before cutting the canvas for the new sail.
帆匠在裁剪新帆的帆布之前,仔細測量了每一片三角布的大小。
Yan replaced two torn gores on the tent with fresh waterproof material.
Yan 用新的防水材料更換了帳篷上兩塊破損的三角布。
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 — 動詞
1. If a bull, wild boar, or elephant gores someone, it wounds them by driving its h
用角頂傷
動物用角或長牙攻擊造成傷口
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.
那頭公牛用角頂傷了爬進圍欄修理柵欄的牧場主人。
A wild boar gored Defne's leg while she was hiking through a forest.
Defne 在森林裡健行時,一頭野豬用獠牙頂傷了她的腿。
The matador was gored by the bull during the final part of the fight.
那位鬥牛士在比賽的最後階段被公牛用角頂傷。
The rhinoceros gored the safari guide who had come too close to her calf.
那頭犀牛用角頂傷了一名太靠近牠幼崽的野生動物導遊。
Inês read a story about a farmer who was gored by his own buffalo.
Inês 讀到一篇報導,一位農夫被自己的水牛用角頂傷。
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.