English主要词典
gargle
Universal Words
verb, noun
verb [V] ~ (with sth) to wash inside your mouth and throat by moving a liquid around at the back of your throat and then SPITTING it out:
Gargle with salt water if your throat is sore.
noun
1 [C,U] a liquid used for gargling:
an antiseptic gargle
2 [sing.] an act of gargling or a sound like that made when gargling:
to have a gargle with salt water * a bellowing gargle of pain
