gutter

水溝、排水溝

Leaves and trash had blocked the gutter along the street.

落葉和垃圾把街邊的排水溝堵住了。

屋簷排水槽、雨水槽

He climbed a ladder to clear the gutters before the storm.

他在暴風雨來前爬上梯子清理屋簷的排水槽。

貧民區、社會底層常與 the 連用

She grew up in the gutter but never lost her dignity.

她在貧民區長大，卻始終不失尊嚴。

邊溝保齡球

His first ball rolled straight into the gutter.

他第一球直接滾進了邊溝。

忽明忽滅、將熄多指燭火

The candle guttered in the draft and finally went out.

蠟燭在風中忽明忽滅，最後熄了。