Gill

[gɪl] or [ɡɪl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.

(noun.) any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus.

(noun.) a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces.

(noun.) a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters.

古斯塔夫校對--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) An organ for aquatic respiration; a branchia.

(n.) The radiating, gill-shaped plates forming the under surface of a mushroom.

(n.) The fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl; a wattle.

(n.) The flesh under or about the chin.

(n.) One of the combs of closely ranged steel pins which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer parallel filaments.

(n.) A two-wheeled frame for transporting timber.

(n.) A leech.

(n.) A woody glen; a narrow valley containing a stream.

(n.) A measure of capacity, containing one fourth of a pint.

(n.) A young woman; a sweetheart; a flirting or wanton girl.

(n.) The ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma); -- called also gill over the ground, and other like names.

(n.) Malt liquor medicated with ground ivy.

安吉拉校對

同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Quarter of a pint.[2]. (Bot.) Alehoof, ground-ivy (Nepeta glechoma).

校對:佩德罗

解釋/意思:

n. a girl because of the commonness of the name Gillian cf. 'Jack and Jill:' ground-ivy: beer flavoured with ground-ivy.—n. Gill′-flirt a wanton girl.

n. a small ravine a wooded glen.—Also Ghyll.

n. one of the breathing organs in fishes and certain other aquatic animals: the flap below the bill of a fowl.

編輯:思朋斯