innards
innards — 名詞
1. the soft organs found inside a living body, including the stomach, intestines, a
內臟
人或動物體內的器官
the soft organs found inside a living body, including the stomach, intestines, and liver
The hunter pulled out the deer's innards before carrying the carcass back to his truck.
獵人取出鹿的內臟，然後把屍體拖回他的卡車上。
collocation: pull out + innards of + animal
Minho felt queasy when the biology video showed the innards of a live frog.
Minho 看到生物影片中活青蛙的內臟時，覺得很想吐。
collocation: innards of + animal/body
During the dissection lesson, the students examined the rabbit's innards and noted each organ.
解剖課上，學生們檢查了兔子的內臟，並記錄每個器官的位置。
The vet examined the snake's innards carefully after it swallowed a large rock.
獸醫仔細檢查那條蛇的內臟，因為牠剛吞下一塊大石頭。
informal register for biological context
The fisherman cleaned the fish's innards and threw them into the sea for the gulls.
老漁夫清理了魚的內臟，把牠們扔進海裡餵海鷗。
- animal's innards
- fish's innards
- remove the innards
- examine the innards
- innards of a frog
- guts
equally informal; often implies the digestive tract more specifically
- entrails
more literary or dramatic; common in horror or historical writing
- viscera
formal medical term for the internal organs; used by doctors and scientists
- organs
neutral and general; covers heart, lungs, liver, etc. without any special tone
用法筆記
Always used as a plural noun. There is no standard singular form 'innard' in English.
常見錯誤
2. the working parts located inside a machine, engine, or device
內部零件
機器或裝置的內部構造
the working parts located inside a machine, engine, or device
Nicholas opened the back of the old television and stared at the dusty innards inside.
Nicholas 打開舊電視的後蓋，看著裡面布滿灰塵的內部零件。
collocation: innards of + electronic device
The mechanic replaced most of the engine's innards after the car overheated on the highway.
車子在高速公路上過熱之後，技師更換了引擎內部的大部分零件。
collocation: engine's innards
Dewi carefully removed the laptop's innards and cleaned the fan with a small brush.
Dewi 小心翼翼地拆開筆記型電腦的內部零件，用小刷子清潔了風扇。
Alessia could not fix the vacuum cleaner because its innards were rusted and broken.
Alessia 沒辦法修好吸塵器，因為它的內部零件都生鏽破損了。
The old radio's innards were a tangle of wires and tiny metal parts.
那台舊收音機的內部零件是一堆糾結的電線和細小的金屬片。
informal register: innards for machine parts
- engine's innards
- laptop's innards
- innards of the machine
- replace the innards
- dusty innards
- guts
equally informal; often used as an exact synonym for machines and devices
- workings
slightly more neutral; focuses on how the parts function together
- inner components
more formal and technical; used in manuals and repair guides
用法筆記
For machines, more formal alternatives include 'internal components' or 'interior mechanism'. This sense keeps the informal, somewhat playful tone of the original word.