gutter

• 指屋檐边或街道边用于排走雨水的槽或沟渠，也可指道路两侧的排水沟。

A noun referring to a channel or trough, typically at the edge of a roof or street, designed to carry away rainwater.

1. Drainage channelA2formal

   A channel at the edge of a road or roof for carrying away rainwater.

   排水沟

   • The leaves clogged the gutter on the roof.
   • Water flowed down the gutter into the drain.
   • He cleaned the gutters to prevent flooding.

   同义词channelconduitditchdraingullytroughwatercourse

2. Poor or degraded stateB2informal

   A state of poverty, degradation, or low moral character.

   底层

   • He was dragged from the gutter to become a successful businessman.
   • The movie portrays life in the gutter of society.
   • She rose from the gutter to achieve great things.

   同义词abjectiondebasementdegradationdepravitydestitutionpovertysqualorwretchedness

• 动词，用于描述火焰或蜡烛燃烧不稳、忽明忽暗、濒临熄灭，也用于描述水在沟渠中流淌。

A verb used to describe a flame or candle burning unsteadily and threatening to go out, or to describe a flow of water in a channel.

1. C1formal

   To flow or stream in a channel, like water in a gutter.

   流淌

   • Rainwater gutters down the street after a storm.
   • The melted snow gutters along the pavement.
   • Water gutters from the roof into the drain.

   同义词channelcourseflowrunstreamtrickle

2. Flicker or burn unsteadilyC2formal

   To burn or flicker unsteadily, as a candle flame does when it is about to go out.

   闪烁不定

   • The candle guttered in the drafty room.
   • Her hope guttered like a dying flame.
   • The lamp guttered and then went out completely.

   同义词flickerfluttersputterwaver