verb🔗Share剜，凿， 抠 To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge."Japanese and Chinese printers used to gouge characters in wood."日本和中国的印刷工匠过去常常在木头上剜刻文字。markactionutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share敲竹杠，宰客 To cheat or impose upon; in particular, to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price."The company has no competition, so it tends to gouge its customers."这家公司因为没有竞争对手，所以常常敲顾客的竹杠。businesseconomyvaluefinancecommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share剜， 挖， 抠 To dig or scoop (something) out with or as if with a gouge; in particular, to use a thumb to push or try to push the eye (of a person) out of its socket."The angry child was gouging at the sandcastle with his small shovel, destroying it quickly. "那个生气的小孩正用他的小铲子猛挖沙堡，很快就把它毁掉了。bodyactioninhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share凿，剜。 To use a gouge."The carpenter was gouging a decorative groove into the wooden chair leg. "木匠正用凿子在木椅腿上凿出一个装饰性的凹槽。utensilworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share坑，凿痕。 A mark produced by gouging."The carpenter carefully examined the gouging in the wooden beam. "木匠仔细检查了木梁上的那道凿痕.markChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
