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regurgitate

v.(使)涌回,(使)流回,(使)反刍

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regurgitate为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:regurgitation 动词过去式:regurgitated 过去分词:regurgitated 现在分词:regurgitating 第三人称单数:regurgitates 形容词:regurgitant

regurgitate


/rɪ'gɜ:dʒɪteɪt; ri`ˇɝdʒə,tet/
v (fml 文)
1 [Tn] bring (swallowed food) up into the mouth again 使(咽下的食物)反回到口中; 反刍.
2 [I] (of liquid, etc) gush back (指液体等)回涌, 回流.
3 [Tn] (fig 比喻) give (opinions, etc gained from others) as if they were one's own 将(别人的意见等)当作自己的表达出
*He's simply regurgitating stuff remembered from lectures. 他只不过是照背讲义而已.

regurgitate


v [T]formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Medieval Latin;Origin: , past participle of regurgitare, from Latin gurges 'whirlpool']
to bring food that you have already swallowed, back into your mouth
vomit
 Some birds and animals regurgitate food to feed their young.
to repeat facts, ideas etc that you have read or heard without thinking about them yourself - used to show disapproval
 She tries to get students to think critically, not just regurgitate facts.
>regurgitation [rɪ,gəːdʒɪ'teɪʃən (US) -əːr-/