gill
gill 英 [ɡɪl] 美 [ɡɪl]
n. 鳃
名词复数:gills
- A gill is the body part that helps a fish breathe underwater. In fish and other aquatic creatures, their gills are equivalent to our lungs.
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- n. 鳃
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1. Fish take in oxygen through their gills.
鱼用鳃吸氧气。
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2. Of course, as land creatures, they no longer need their gills.
当然，成了陆生动物，它们就不再需要鳃了。
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3. Fish have gills and live in the water.
鱼有鱼鳃，住在水里。
- Gill fem. proper name, shortened form of Gillian. Also see Jill. Gill-flirt "giddy young woman" is from 1630s.
- gill (n.1) "organ of breathing in fishes," early 14c., of unknown origin, perhaps related to Scandinavian words, such as Old Norse gjölnar which perhaps means "gills," and Old Danish -gæln (in fiske-gæln "fish gill"); said to be ultimately from a PIE *ghel-una- "jaw" (cognate: Greek kheilos "lip"). Related: Gills.
- gill (n.2) liquid measure (commonly a half-pint), late 13c., from Old French gille, a wine measure, and from Medieval Latin gillo "earthenware jar," words of uncertain origin, perhaps related to the source of gallon.
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