英语释义

1. a unit of liquid capacity equal to four fluid ounces — see Weights and Measures Table

2. an organ (as of a fish) for obtaining oxygen from water

3. wattle entry 3

4. the flesh under or about the chin or jaws —usually used in plural

5. one of the radiating plates forming the undersurface of the cap of a mushroom fungus

6. as full or as much as possible
a suitcase packed to the gills

7. gillnet

8. to become entangled in a gill net

9. ravine

10. a narrow stream or rivulet

11. girl, sweetheart

12. a unit of liquid capacity equal to a quarter of a pint (about 120 milliliters)

13. an organ (as of a fish) for taking oxygen from water

14. either of two units of capacity:

15. a British unit equal to 1/? imperial pint or 8.669 cubic inches

16. a United States liquid unit equal to 1/? United States liquid pint or 7.218 cubic inches

17. one of the radiating plates forming the undersurface of the cap of a mushroom

片语

sick to the gills极为厌恶

fed to the gills受够了

Stuffed to the gills吃的很多很饱

full to the gills大醉

be fed to the gills感到厌烦

stewed to the gills喝得烂醉的

英汉例句

• They pump blood to the gills where it dumps waste and loads up on oxygen, then pump the oxygen-rich blood back to the main heart.

  它们将血泵到排除废物收集二氧化碳的腮里，在将含有丰富氧气的血液泵回到主心脏。

• I was stuffed to the gills with chocolate cake.

  我嘴里塞满了巧克力蛋糕。

• Kris and I love food, and our fridge is usually filled to the gills with tons of good stuff, so seeing the vast emptiness was almost shocking.

  克里斯和我都喜欢食物，我们的冰箱通常像鲸鱼的腮一样装满鱼虾，如果看到空余的位置几乎是令人震惊。

• American Banks are not as directly exposed to the debt crisis as European lenders, many of which are stuffed to the gills with the bonds of their own governments.

  美国银行不像欧洲债主在债券危机中那么直接的暴露自己，它们很多都已经满仓了本国政府的债券。

• Flushed with the success of a washout summer and stuffed to the gills with tasty bluebottles, it's time to welcome your new housemates.

  蜘蛛们因多雨夏天的成功而激动不已，并且彻底饱食了美味的反吐丽蝇。欢迎你新房友的时间到了。

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