学个词Learn a Word 第1012期 Gut wrenching

今天我们要学的词是gut¹ wrenching²。 Gut wrenching , 意思是极度痛苦的，撕心裂肺的。 "In order to support his younger siblings³, he made the gut wrenching decision to drop out of school and find a job," 为了养活弟弟妹妹，他被迫做出痛苦决定，放弃学业，出去找工作。 "For the Boston Celtics fans,losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Seven of the NBA Finals was gut wrenching," NBA总决赛抢七输给洛杉矶湖人队，让波士顿凯尔特人队的球迷们痛心疾首。好的，今天我们学习的词是gut wrenching...

　

 

1 gut   

n.[pl.]胆量；内脏；adj.本能的；vt.取出内脏

参考例句：

• It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
• My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。

2 wrenching   

n.修截苗根，苗木铲根（铲根时苗木不起土或部分起土）v.（猛力地）扭( wrench的现在分词 )；扭伤；使感到痛苦；使悲痛

参考例句：

• China has been through a wrenching series of changes and experiments. 中国经历了一系列艰苦的变革和试验。 来自辞典例句
• A cold gust swept across her exposed breast, wrenching her back to reality. 一股寒气打击她的敞开的胸膛，把她从梦幻的境地中带了回来。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

3 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分