guttering

• 指建筑物上的排水沟系统，或用于制造排水沟的材料，用于收集并排出屋顶的雨水。

A noun referring to the system of gutters on a building, or the material used to make them, used for collecting and channeling rainwater from the roof.

不可数

1. Rainwater drainage systemB1formalbritish

   A channel or trough fixed under the edge of a roof for carrying away rainwater.

   雨水排水系统

   • The guttering needs to be cleaned before winter.
   • He repaired the broken section of the guttering.
   • Leaves blocked the guttering, causing water to overflow.

   同义词gutter

• 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