Tra từ gut - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

gut [gut guts gutted gutting] noun, verb, adjective BrE [ɡʌt] NAmE [ɡʌt]
noun
1. countable the tube in the body through which food passes when it leaves the stomach
Syn: ↑intestine
2. gutsplural the organs in and around the stomach, especially in an animal
•I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed.
3. countable (informal)a person's stomach, especially when it is large
Syn: ↑belly
•Have you seen the gut on him!
•a beer gut (= caused by drinking beer)
4. gutsplural (informal)the courage and determination that it takes to do sth difficult or unpleasant
•He doesn't have the guts to walk away from a well-paid job.
5. countable, usually plural the place where your natural feelings that make you react in a particular way are thought to be
•I had a feeling in my guts that something was wrong.
6. gutsplural the most important part of sth
•the guts of the problem
7. uncountable = ↑catgut
more at bust a gut (doing sth/to do sth) at ↑bust _v., greedy guts at ↑greedy _adj., hate sb's guts at ↑hate _v., spill your guts at ↑spill _v.

Word Origin:
Old English guttas (plural), probably related to gēotan ‘pour’.

Example Bank:
•I don't like movies that are full of blood and guts.
•I had a terrible pain in my guts after eating too many plums.
•It takes guts to keep on running even though you have blistered feet.
•She had the guts to stand up to the school bully.
•I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed.
•It can take up to 72 hours for food to pass through the gut.
Idioms: ↑have somebody's guts for garters ▪ ↑slog your guts out

verb (-tt-)
1. usually passive ~ sth to destroy the inside or contents of a building or room
•a factory gutted by fire
•The house was completely gutted.
2. ~ sth to remove the organs from inside a fish or an animal to prepare it for cooking
•The fish was already cleaned and gutted.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English guttas (plural), probably related to gēotan ‘pour’.

Example Bank:
•The hotel was completely gutted by fire last year.

adjective only before noun
based on feelings and emotions rather than thought and reason
•a gut feeling/reaction
•You have to work on gut instinct.

Word Origin:
Old English guttas (plural), probably related to gēotan ‘pour’.