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gig-gle /'gigl/
verb, noun
m verb ~ (at/about sb/sth) to laugh in a silly
way because you are amused, embarrassed or nervous (因感到有 趣、窘迫或紧张而）咯咯地笑；傻笑：[V] The girk gigged at
the扣fce•女孩子们让这笑话逗得咯咯笑。◊ They giggled, nervously as they waited
for their turn, -ftfe 们排队等候时紧张地傻笑着。[also
v speech]
■ /iou/i 1 [C]
a slight silly repeated laugh 咯略笑；傻笑：
She gave a nervous
giggte.她发出紧张的傻矣。◊ Matt collapsed into giggles and hung up
the phone.
咯咯笑起来，然后挂断了电话。2[sing.】（8r£，/n/omw/)a thing that you think is amusing 趣事；玩笑；.可笑的事：
Wie onZy did it/oragiggZe.我们做那件拳只臬开个玩矣而
' ,.已 p 3 the giggles [pi.] {informal) continuous giggling
that you cannot control or stop 止不住的咯咯笑：Jget t/iegiggles when
J’m nervous.我紧也时i不停A咯咯大 笑。◊ She had a 月t 〇/the giggZes and had to Zeave the room.她突然咯咯笑了起来，不得不走出房间。
gig-gly /'gigli/
adj. laughing a lot in a
silly, nervous way 咯咯傻笑的；紧张得咯咯笑的
GIGO
/'gaigau;
NAmE -gou/ 〇 garbage gig-olo /'3igal0u; 'd3i-; NAmE -lou/ noun {pi. -os) a man who is paid to
be the lover of an older woman, usually one who is rich 舞男；面首
gigot /'d3ig0t/ noun [C, U] a leg of meat
from a sheep or a LAMB羊腿（肉）：agigot o/kimb —份羔羊腿 gild /gild/ verb [VN] *1 [literary) to make sth look
bright, as if covered with gold使如金手般生光（或生辉、生色）： The goWen the
sea.金色的阳光使大海如金子
般闪闪发光。2 to
cover sth with a thin layer of gold or gold paint 给…镀金；涂金于 ynTOl gild the lily to spoil sth that is
already good or beautiful by trying to improve it画蛇添足；多此一举
gild-ed /'gildid/ adj. [only before noun] 1 covered with a thin
layer of gold or gold paint 镀金的；涂金色的 2 (//terafy) rich and belonging to the upper
classes 富贵
的；上层阶级的：the giWed youth (= rich, upper-class
young people) 〇/the Edwardian era 爱德华知托富贵的年
•轻A
gild-ing /'giidirj/
noun [U] a layer of gold
or gold paint;
the surface that this
makes键金层；金色涂层；镀盖饰面
gilet /'3ilei; '3i>/ noun a light thick jacket
without sleeves厚美克背心
gill1
/gil/
noun [usuaHy pi.] one of the
openings on the side of a fish’s head that it breathes through 鲍 —picture o page R28 to the 'gills {informal) completely full (完全）满了，饱了；满满当当：J was stujSfed to the
giils with chocoiate cafce•我吃巧克力蛋糕都
撑到嗓子眼儿了。
gil!2 /d3il/ noun a unit for measuring
liquids. There are four gills in a pint.及耳（液量单位，一品脱为四及耳）
gil-lie
(also
ghiMie)
/'gili/
noun {Scot£) a man or boy who
helps sb who is shooting or fishing for sport in Scotland <(苏袼兰渔猎运动者的）随从，侍童，男仆
gilt
/gilt/
noun 1 [U]
a thin layer of gold, or sth like gold that is used on a surface for decoration
镀金；’金色涂
层：• gi7t Zetterin^ 烫印的金字 2
gilts
[pL]
(firf,
//nance 命）
g^lt-edged
investments 金边证释；绩优缸#3[C](espe-
c/a//y a young female pig 小母猪 IfilTl
take the
gilt off the
'gingerbread (6rf)
to do or be sth that makes a situation ’ or achievement less attractive or
impressive使失去吸引力；令人扫兴；煞风景
.gilt-1 edged adj. (finance M) very safe ;安全
的；高度可、靠的：gilt-edged securities/shares/stocfcs (=investments
that are considered safe because they have been sold by the government)金边证券 /
股份/被
票（由政府发行，，安全可靠）
gim-crack /'d3imkraBk/ adj. [only before noun] badly made and
of little value粗制滥造如;劣质的；另价值&
PTUl SHODDY
gim-let
/'gimlat/
noun a small tool for
making holes in wood to put screws in螺丝锥；手锥；手钻；木钻：
(figurative)
eyes like gimlets (= looking very hard at things and
noticing every detail)锐利如锥的目光 gimme /'gimi/ [informal)
■
a way of writing the way that the words
‘give rtie，are
sometimes spoken ( give me的一种书写形式，表示此短
语某些时候的读法）给我：Gimme back my bffce/把自行
车还给我！
■
noun [usually sing.] something that is very
easy to do or achiev^轻而易举的事；容易获得的事物
gim-mick /'gimik/ noun (often disapproving) an unusual trick or unnecessary device
that is intended to attract attention or to persuade people to buy sth ( ■为弓| 人注意或诱人购买而搞的）花招，把戏，噱头：a
promotional/pubZfcffy/sates gimmicfc 以推销 / 宣传 / 销售为目的的花招► giitMTiicky /_gmiiki/⑽‘.：a idea 鬼主意
gim-mick-ry /'gimikri/
noun [U] (disapproving) the use of gimmicks in
selling，etc.玩弄销售伎俩；耍花招
gin /d3m/ noun 1 [U] an alcoholic drink
made from grain and flavoured with juniper
berries. Gin is usually drunk mixed with tonic water or fruit juice.杜松子酒 一 see
also pink gin 2 [C]’a
glass of gin —杯杜松子酒：
■TH
have a gin and tonic, pZease.请来一杯加奎宁水&杜松
子酒。3 = COTTON GIN gin-ger /'d3ind30(r)/ noun, adj., verb mnoun [U] 1 the root of the ginger plant used in cooking
as a spice 姜：a teaspoon 〇/ground ginger —茶匙姜粉 ◊ (8/^) ginger biscuits 姜味饼■乎 2 a light brownish-
orange colour 姜黄色
s (8r£) light
brownish-orange in colour 姜黄色的：
ginger hair姜黄色的头发◊ a ginger cat姜黄色猫
• verb .ginger sth/sb«-*'up (6/-£) to make sth/sb
more active or exciting使有活力；使活跃；使兴奋HTTl LIVEN UP
.ginger
'ale noun 1 [U] a clear fizzy drink (= with bubbles) that
does not contain alcohol, flavoured with ginger, and often mixed with alcoholic
drinks 姜味汽水
2 [C] a bottle or glass
of ginger ale —瓶（或一杯）姜味
汽水
.ginger
'beer naun 1 [U] a fizzy drink (= with bubbles) with a
very small amount of alcohol in, flavoured with ginger 姜 tf*
啤酒 2 [d a bottle or glass
of ginger beer
一瓶（或一杯）姜汁啤酒
gin-ger-bread /'d3ind3»bred; NAmE -d3»rb-/ noun [u] a sweet cake or soft biscuit/cookie
flavoured with ginger 姜饼；姜味饼干：a gingerbread man (= a
gingerbread biscuit/cookie in the shape of a person) 人形姜饼IT^l see gilt
ginger
group noun {Br£) a group of people
within a political party or an organization, who work to persuade other members
to accept their policies or ideas (政党或组织中的）活跃分子集团，骨干小组
gin-gerly /'d3md3ali; NAmE -d3arli/ adv. in a careful way, because you are afraid
of being hurt, of making a noise, etc•谨慎地；小心翼翼地；轻手轻脚地：He opened t/ie box
^in^eriy fmcHooked inside.他小心翼翼地 <打开盒子朝里看。
'ginger nut (B/f) (also ‘ginger snap /SWmf, now/? a hard
sweet Siscuit/cookie flavoured with ginger
姜■味
g饼干
.ginger
'wine noun {U, C] a sweet
alcoholic drink made with ginger 姜汁酒
gin-gery /'d3md30ri/ adj. like ginger in colour or flavour姜色的；姜味的
ging-ham
/'gmern/
noun [U] a type of cotton
cloth with a pattern of white and coloured squares 格子棉布：a bZue and white
gfng/iam dress 蓝白格子布.连衣裙
gin.gi.vitis
/,d3ind3i'vaitas/ /low"
[U] (znetZ/cfl/ 医）a condi- tion in which
the gums around the teeth
become painful, red and swollen 牙雖炎
ginkgo /'gnjkgau; NAmE -gou/ (also gingko /'giqkau; NAmE -kou/) noun {pi. -os or -oes) a Chinese tree with
yellow flowers 银養（原产:中.国，）■. HTi?! maidenhair
TREE
gi-nor-mous /dsai'noimes;
NAmE -'noirm-/ adj. {BrE, informal) extremely large 巨大的
,gin 'rummy noun [U] a card game in
which players try to get hands (=
sets of cards) that add up to ten
米纸牌戏（玩牌者争取使手中牌加起来不超过10点）