glutton

glutton

英 ['glʌt(ə)n]
　　美 ['ɡlʌtn]

n. 酷愛…的人；貪吃的人

中文詞源：

glutton 暴食，饕餮

來自PIE*gwele, 喉嚨，吞食，詞源同gullet.

例句：

1. Ivy must be a glutton for punishment.
艾維一定是個不怕吃苦的傢夥。

2. He was a glutton for hard work.
他是個吃苦耐勞的人。

3. She's a glutton for work . She stays late every evening.
她是個工作狂,每天都很晚才下班.

4. I can't control my eating. It's hard when people don't understand and call you a glutton.
我無法克制自己的食欲，當人們不理解而叫我貪吃鬼的時候心裡別提有多難受瞭。

5. You're going to drive all the way to London and back in a day? You're a glutton for punishment, aren't you ?
你打算一路開車到倫敦,一天就跑個來回? 你真不怕吃苦, 不是 嗎 ?