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guts

/guht/US // gʌt //UK // (ɡʌt) //

胆量,内脏,胆识,胆子

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
    • : guts, bowels or entrails.Informal.courage and fortitude; nerve; determination; stamina: Climbing that cliff takes a lot of guts.the inner working parts of a machine or device: The mechanic had the guts of the refrigerator laid out on the kitchen floor.
    • : the belly; stomach; abdomen.
    • : the substance forming the case of the intestine; intestinal tissue or fiber: sheep's gut.
    • : a preparation of the intestines of an animal, used for various purposes, as for violin strings, tennis rackets, or fishing lines.
    • : the silken substance taken from a silkworm killed when about to spin its cocoon, used in making snells for fishhooks.
    • : a narrow passage, as a channel of water or a defile between hills.
    • : Slang.Also gut course . snap course.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    gut·ted, gut·ting.

    • : to take out the guts or entrails of; disembowel.
    • : to destroy the interior of: Fire gutted the building.
    • : to plunder of contents: Invaders gutted the village.
    • : to remove the vital or essential parts from: The prisoner's letters were gutted by heavy censorship.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Informal. basic or essential: to discuss the gut issues.based on instincts or emotions: a gut reaction; gut decisions.

Phrases

  • gut it out
  • bust a gut
  • hate someone's guts
  • have the guts

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Examples

  • Soft, jelly-like eggs survived a trip through a bird’s gizzard, which grinds food, and its gut.

  • She first supported us way back last winter when it took some guts to do so.

  • That translates to a $240 billion gut-punch to states and cities.

  • Steroid hormones like testosterone can boost confidence during times of stress, and they’re part of a system of “gut feelings” needed for speedy decisions.

  • For fish eggs, getting gobbled up by a duck means a harrowing journey through the bird’s gut.

  • Neither Smith nor Marx can carry us far into the guts of globalized financial capitalism.

  • They were being carried out and the stench of their rotting flesh and bloated guts made it hard to examine them closely.

  • Soon enough, I felt my own guts rebelling and stepped out into the crystalline Andean night.

  • In the end, it was not Leonard who had the guts to press and release—it was Evelyn Aron.

  • He loves Marilyn Monroe because she “had the guts of a lion.”

  • We been trying to get a younger saw-bones for a long time, but nobody had the guts to tell him he was fired, I guess.

  • He said: "None of the rest of them had the guts even to bring me the message, eh?"

  • The saying went in Goldbanks that he "had the guts" and could whip his weight in wildcats.

  • The rich, metallic guts of a planet exposed for easy mining.

  • Fatigue tied tiny knots high in their guts so that their stomachs hung like stones.