a deep narrow valley with steep sides 峡;峡谷 synonym canyonthe Rhine Gorge 莱茵峡谷
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographyc1Cheddar Gorge 切德大峡谷 This is an area of spectacular gorges and jagged cliffs. 这个地区峡谷壮观,峭壁嶙峋。
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French gorger, from gorge ‘throat’, based on Latin gurges ‘whirlpool’. The noun originally meant ‘throat’ and is from Old French gorge; the current noun sense dates from the mid 18th cent.
Idioms
somebody’s gorge rises
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somebody feels so angry about something that they feel physically sick 感到烦心(或厌恶);作呕