名詞 gill:

1. a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
2. a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
3. any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
   同義詞：lamella
4. respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
   同義詞：branchia

1. No matter what happens, Gill always looks on the bright side.
   無論發(fā)生什么事，吉爾總是樂觀的。
2. I'm not exactly sure what to buy Gill for her birthday, although I do have something in mind.
   雖然我心里確實想過買什么，但我還確定不了為吉爾的生日買些什么。
3. Jack and Gill.
   年輕的男女。
4. A fish breathes through its gills.
   魚通過鰓呼吸。

gill

n.（名詞）
Zoology The respiratory organ of most aquatic animals that breathe water to obtain oxygen, consisting of a filamentous structure of vascular membranes across which dissolved gases are exchanged.
【動物學(xué)】 鰓：大多數(shù)水生動物吸取水中氧氣的呼吸器官，是由單纖維結(jié)的脈管組織膜組成，通過它分解的氣體來交換

Often gills The wattle of a bird.
常作 gills 鳥的垂肉
gills Informal The area around the chin and neck.
gills 【非正式用語】 下顎的部分：下巴和頸部周圍的部分
Botany One of the thin, platelike structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus.
【植物學(xué)】 菌褶：蘑菇或類似的真菌帽下面的瘦長而扁平的組織
v.（動詞）
gilled,gill.ing,gills
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To catch (fish) in a gill net.
用刺網(wǎng)捕魚
To gut or clean (fish).
取出或清除魚的內(nèi)臟
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To become entangled in a gill net. Used of fish.
被纏在刺網(wǎng)中，多用于魚

<習(xí)慣用語>to the gills【非正式用語】
As full as possible; completely.
盡可能完整的；完全的
來源：
Middle English gile [of Scandinavian origin]
中古英語 gile [源自斯堪的納維亞語]

【引伸】
gilled
adj.（形容詞）

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gill
gill 2

n.Abbr. gi（名詞）縮寫 gi
A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to ô of a pint or four ounces (8 milliliters).
吉耳：美國傳統(tǒng)系統(tǒng)中的強度和容量單位，用來測量液體，相當(dāng)于ô品脫或4 盎司（8毫升）
A unit of volume or capacity, used in dry and liquid measure, equal to ô of a British Imperial pint (42 milliliters).See table at measurement
吉耳：體積或容量單位，用來計量固體或液體，相當(dāng)于ô英國標(biāo)準(zhǔn)品脫（42毫升）參見 measurement

來源：
Middle English gille
中古英語 gille
from Old French [wine measure]
源自 古法語 [酒量單位]
from Late Latin gillô [vessel for cooling liquids]
源自 后期拉丁語 gillô [用來乘放冷卻液體的容器]

gill
gill 3

n.Chiefly British （名詞）【多用于英國】
A ravine.
峽谷，溝壑
A narrow stream.
澗流：狹窄的溪流

來源：
Middle English gille
中古英語 gille
from Old Norse gil
源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 gil

gill
gill 4也作 jill 或 Gill

n.（名詞）
A girl, often one`s sweetheart.
愛人，姑娘：女孩，常指某人的情人

來源：
Middle English gille
中古英語 gille
from Gille [a woman`s name]
源自 Gille [婦女的名字]