"channel in earth made by running water," 1650s, possibly a variant of Middle English golet "water channel" (see gullet). Gully-washer, American English colloquial for "heavy rainstorm," attested by 1887.
雙語例句
1. It's unlikely that this gully was produced by nature.
這個溪谷不大可能是自然出現(xiàn)的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The bodies of the three climbers were located at the bottom of a steep gully.
在陡峭的隘谷谷底找到了3名登山者的遺體。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The creek had eroded deep into the little gully.
涇水把那狹窄的河床浸蝕得很厲害.
來自辭典例句
4. They clambered up a narrow gully.
他們爬上了一條狹窄的山溝.
來自辭典例句
5. One cut with my sea - gully, and the Hispaniola would go humming down the tide.