regurgitate
v.(使)涌回,(使)流回,(使)反刍
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regurgitate为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
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
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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-/