gully

英 [ˈɡʌl.i]      美 [ˈɡʌl.i]
  • n. 冲沟;水沟
  • vt. 在…上开沟
  • vi. 形成沟
  • n. (Gully)人名;(法)居利;(英)格利
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gully沟壑,冲沟。
gulch沟壑,冲沟。
gully 深沟

来自词根gull, 吞食,词源同glut, gullet. 引申义食道,深沟。

gully (n.)
"channel in earth made by running water," 1650s, possibly a variant of Middle English golet "water channel" (see gullet). Gully-washer, American English colloquial for "heavy rainstorm," attested by 1887.
1. It's unlikely that this gully was produced by nature.
这个溪谷不大可能是自然出现的.
2. The bodies of the three climbers were located at the bottom of a steep gully.
在陡峭的隘谷谷底找到了3名登山者的遗体。
3. The creek had eroded deep into the little gully.
泾水把那狭窄的河床浸蚀得很厉害.
4. They clambered up a narrow gully.
他们爬上了一条狭窄的山沟.
5. One cut with my sea - gully, and the Hispaniola would go humming down the tide.
只要我用水手折刀一割, 西斯潘尼奥拉号就会被潮水冲走.