barf

/bɑːf/ (bre, ipa) · /bɑːrf/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbärf/ (ame, mw)

barf — verb

  • barfpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • barfs3rd person singular
  • barfing-ing form
  • barfedpast simple

1. to bring up food or liquid from your stomach and out through your mouth, usually

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

to bring up food or liquid from your stomach and out through your mouth, usually because you feel sick or have eaten something bad

例句

Luis barfed all over the bathroom floor after eating the bad shrimp.

barfed all over the bathroom floor

The smell made Priya feel like she was going to barf.

feel like she was going to barf

同義詞
  • vomit

    formal and medical; the neutral term for the same action

  • throw up

    informal, very common in everyday speech

  • puke

    even more informal and cruder than 'barf'

文法句型

barf (intransitive)

barf + up + noun (transitive)

用法筆記

This word is informal and may be considered rude in polite conversation. Use 'vomit' or 'throw up' in formal or medical contexts.

常見錯誤

❌He barfed the meeting.
✅He barfed during the meeting.
💡'barf' only means to vomit; it cannot mean to ruin or spoil something.

barf — noun