| 词汇 | regurgitate |
| 释义 | regurgitateWord family adjectiveregurgitantverbregurgitatenounregurgitation Biology, Illness & disability re·gur·gi·tate /rɪˈɡɜːdʒɪteɪt $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitiveT] formal 1 HBMIto bring food that you have already swallowed, back into your mouth 回吐；反刍 → vomit Some birds and animals regurgitate food to feed their young. 有些鸟兽会回吐食物以喂哺幼崽。 2 REPEATto repeat facts, ideas etc that you have read or heard without thinking about them yourself – used to show disapproval 照搬，〔不加思考地〕重复〔含贬义〕 She tries to get students to think critically, not just regurgitate facts. 她试图让学生进行批判性的思考，而不仅仅是照本宣科。 —regurgitation /rɪˌɡɜːdʒɪˈteɪʃən $ -ɜːr-/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus regurgitate• Anyone wanting further excitement could watch a man swallow and regurgitate a seven foot long chain!• Pellets regurgitated at the nest site may be stepped on and broken up.• The chicks will feed on the partially-digested food regurgitated by the parent.• Birds regurgitate food to feed their young.• Such obstruction to the flow of bile will cause the conjugated bilirubin to be regurgitated into the sinusoids and the general circulation.• It is much easier to regurgitate previously assembled information than to ascertain new relationships and organize original categories and assimilations.• But he does not simply pontificate from his position as an excellent photographer, or regurgitate standard procedures.• Horton regurgitated the popular, but wrong, idea that poverty creates crime.• I could learn procedures and facts for a short time and I knew how to regurgitate them for examinations. (1500-1600) Medieval Latin past participle of regurgitare, from Latin gurges “whirlpool” |
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