gutter

channel(排水道)

1. Countable(可數名詞)

   The edge of a road designed to channel away rainwater.

   （路邊的）排水溝

   • Rainwater flowed along the gutter of the street.

     雨水沿著街道的排水溝流動。

   • He tossed the trash into the gutter by the curb.

     他把垃圾扔進路邊的排水溝。

   • The bicycle tire got stuck in the roadside gutter.

     自行車輪胎卡在路邊的排水溝裡。

2. Countable(可數名詞)

   An open pipe or channel, typically along the lower edge of a roof, used for collecting and draining rainwater.

   （屋頂的）雨水槽；天溝

   • The rainwater flowed down from the roof gutter.

     雨水從屋頂的排水溝流下。

   • We need to clean the leaves out of the gutter.

     我們需要清理排水溝裡的樹葉。

   • Birds built a nest in the gutter of the roof.

     鳥兒在屋頂的排水溝裡築巢。

1. Intransitive(不及物動詞)

   To burn or flicker weakly and unsteadily, particularly before going out completely.

   （火焰或蠟燭）忽明忽滅；搖曳

   • The candle flame guttered and was about to go out.

     燭火搖曳不定，快要熄滅了。

   • The torch's flame guttered in the cold wind.

     火炬的火焰在寒風中搖曳。

   • The dim light was guttering out.

     微弱的光線正在逐漸熄滅。

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