Gargle

['gɑːg(ə)l] or ['ɡɑrɡl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) the sound produced while gargling.

(noun.) a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth.

(verb.) rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; 'gargle with this liquid'.

(verb.) utter with gargling or burbling sounds.

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解釋/意思:

(n.) See Gargoyle.

(v. t.) To wash or rinse, as the mouth or throat, particular the latter, agitating the liquid (water or a medicinal preparation) by an expulsion of air from the lungs.

(v. t.) To warble; to sing as if gargling

(n.) A liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to cleanse the mouth and throat, especially for a medical effect.

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解釋/意思:

v.t. to wash the throat preventing the liquid from going down by expelling air against it.—n. a preparation for washing the throat.

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