gill
Word family noungilletgillgillflirt
gill1 /ɡɪl/ noun [countableC] 2 full/packed/stuffed etc to the gills informal completely full 满满的 The bar was packed to the gills on Monday. 星期一,酒吧里人满为患。
full/packed/stuffed etc to the gills• If Tapie was a fish he'd be stuffed to the gills this issue!• It's a surprise then to find the Powerhaus pretty much packed to the gills. gill2 /dʒɪl/ noun [countableC] gill• As well as having gills, Lungfish have primitive lungs with which they can obtain oxygen from the air.• Dab with bacterial ulcers and yellow swollen gills were found in hauls across the region.• Sediment also clogs the gills of fishes.• The first hundred yards' walking up the gill leads you into the rocky vault of Lower Ease Gill Kirk.• Smith showed that water was forcibly ejected from the mouth when the gill covers were squeezed suddenly.• See their gills distend with the movement and the flurry of pectoral fins that give the subtle shunting manoeuvre.