re·gur·gi·tate /(ˌ)riˈgɚ/
(vt.)(vi.)(使)湧回,(使)流回,(使)反芻
re·gur·gi·tate /(ˈ)rɪˈgɝʤəˌtet/ 動詞
吐出,反胃,(嬰兒)吐(奶),回流,反流
Re·gur·gi·tate v. t. To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw back in great quantity.
Re·gur·gi·tate, v. i. To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.
The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the esophagus and mouth. --Quain.
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regurgitate
v 1: pour or rush back; "The blood regurgitates into the heart
ventricle"
2: feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed
food; "many birds feed their young by regurgiating what
they have swallowed and carried to the nest"
3: repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able
to regurgitate the information" [syn: reproduce]
4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave
him last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast,
sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch,
puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk,
throw up] [ant: keep down]