gorge

gorge — 名詞

1. a deep, narrow opening between steep rock walls on both sides, usually one that

1.名詞B2
釋義

峽谷

河流切割岩石形成的深窄山谷

a deep, narrow opening between steep rock walls on both sides, usually one that a fast-flowing river or stream has slowly cut into the rock over a very long period of time

例句

The river at the bottom of the gorge can be reached by a steep path.

峽谷底部的河流只能經由一條陡峭的小徑抵達。

collocation: bottom of the gorge

From the bridge, Tamás looked into the gorge and saw the water far below.

Tamás 從橋上往峽谷下方望去，看見河水在深處流動。

同義詞
  • canyon

    larger and wider than a gorge; more common in American English for massive formations

  • ravine

    smaller and less steep than a gorge; often formed by erosion rather than a river

文法句型

the + gorge

article + deep/narrow/steep + gorge

用法筆記

The word is commonly paired with adjectives such as deep, narrow, steep, or rocky. Rivers are often said to 'cut' or 'carve' a gorge over long periods of geological time.

常見錯誤

❌We walked along the gorge.
✅We walked along the edge of the gorge.' or 'We walked through the gorge.
💡you walk through or alongside a gorge, not 'along' it.

2. a feeling of extreme anger or disgust so powerful that it almost makes you feel

2.名詞C1
釋義

反感；憤怒

強烈到令人作嘔的厭惡或憤怒

a feeling of extreme anger or disgust so powerful that it almost makes you feel physically unwell — only used in the fixed phrase '(somebody's) gorge rises' (or 'makes somebody's gorge rise')

例句

When Adisa heard how the workers had been treated, his gorge rose.

Adisa 聽到工人們遭受的待遇後，不禁怒火中燒。

idiom: somebody's gorge rises

The unfair decision made Olivia's gorge rise, but she stayed calm.

這個不公平的決定讓 Olivia 感到極度反感，但她仍保持冷靜。

同義詞
  • disgust

    more general and common; lacks the physical-sickness intensity of 'gorge rises'

  • outrage

    focuses on anger rather than disgust; can be used in everyday contexts

  • revulsion

    similar intensity but not limited to the fixed phrase pattern

文法句型

possessive + gorge + rises/rose

make + possessive + gorge + rise

用法筆記

This is a literary or formal idiom, not used in everyday speech. The possessor ('my', 'his', 'her', 'their', or a name + apostrophe-s) is required — you cannot say 'the gorge rises' without a possessor. The verb in the phrase is always 'rise'; 'raise' is incorrect.

常見錯誤

❌I felt a gorge rise.
✅My gorge rose.
💡the expression requires a possessive determiner (my, his, her, their) before 'gorge'.
❌It raised my gorge.
✅It made my gorge rise.
💡'rise' is intransitive here; 'raise' needs a direct object and changes the structure.

3. a very narrow passage or path between two mountains or through a ridge, often se

3.名詞C1
釋義

隘口

山脈間的狹窄通道

a very narrow passage or path between two mountains or through a ridge, often serving as a route through otherwise impassable land

例句

The only way through the mountains is a narrow gorge that the army controls.

穿越山脈的唯一途徑是一條由軍隊控制的狹窄隘口。

collocation: through a gorge

Ryo led the group through a dark gorge between two limestone cliffs.

Ryo 帶領隊伍穿過兩道石灰岩峭壁之間陰暗的隘口。

同義詞
  • pass

    a path through mountains, usually wider and less dramatic than a gorge

  • defile

    a very narrow pass, often military terminology; much rarer than 'gorge'

文法句型

article + gorge

through a/the gorge

gorge — 動詞