n. 食道;咽喉;常指食物从口腔进入胃部经过的通道,也可在文学或口语中指“喉咙”。
/ˈɡʌlɪt/
He swallowed the pill, and it went down his gullet.
他吞下药片,药片顺着食道下去了。
The old sailor felt the cold water rush into his gullet as the wave crashed over him.
海浪拍到身上时,老水手感到冰冷的水涌进了喉咙。
来自古法语 golet,意为“喉咙、颈部开口”,与表示“吞咽、喉部”的词根有关。后来进入中古英语,逐渐形成现代英语中表示“食道”或“喉咙”的用法。