goose

Word family noungooserygooseygoosefleshgoosefootgooseherdgoose

Related topics: Birds, Food, dish

ldoce_139_cgoose1 /ɡuːs/ noun (plural geese /ɡiːs/)

a) [countableC]HBB a bird that is like a duck but is larger and makes loud noises 鹅

b) HBB[countableC] a female goose 雌鹅 → gander

→5 See picture of Canada goose 加拿大雁, gosling 小鹅, white goose 白鹅

2. [uncountableU]DFF the cooked meat of this bird 鹅肉

3. [singular] old-fashioned informalSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE a silly person 傻瓜，蠢人

→ wild goose chase, → wouldn’t say boo to a goose at boo2(3), → kill the goose that lays the golden egg at kill1(14), → what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander at sauce(3)

Examples from the Corpus

goose• Fowl, including ducks, geese, chickens and also pigeons, were kept near to the settlement in closes and open spaces.• What happened to the old grey goose?• That may be enough to give a little goose to the index, some say, but not enough to move it.• The snow goose opened its round yellow eyes and nibbled at it.• She stood watching silently long after the goose had vanished.• The Gascons favour the goose and its by-products.• The vet diagnosed botulism so undoubtedly the goose was infected.

goose2 verb [transitiveT]

American EnglishAmE informalSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH to touch or press someone on their bottom as a joke 碰[戳]〔某人〕的屁股〔一种开玩笑的举动〕

Examples from the Corpus

goose• Or pulled around, or fondled, or goosed.• Once or twice, Jack had casually goosed her as she reached for a file.• The one who goosed me at Silk City the night we were there.• Did the Strong money funds take higher risk to goose their yields?• They pinched us and goosed us and ground their knuckles into our scalps.

Origin goose1

Old English gos

单词	goose
释义	goose Word family noungooserygooseygoosefleshgoosefootgooseherdgoose Related topics: Birds, Food, dish ldoce_139_cgoose1 /ɡuːs/ ●●○ noun (plural geese /ɡiːs/) 1 a) [countableC]HBB a bird that is like a duck but is larger and makes loud noises 鹅 b) HBB[countableC] a female goose 雌鹅 → gander →5 See picture of Canada goose 加拿大雁, gosling 小鹅, white goose 白鹅 2. [uncountableU]DFF the cooked meat of this bird 鹅肉 3. [singular] old-fashioned informalSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE a silly person 傻瓜，蠢人 → wild goose chase, → wouldn’t say boo to a goose at boo2(3), → kill the goose that lays the golden egg at kill1(14), → what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander at sauce(3) Examples from the Corpus goose• Fowl, including ducks, geese, chickens and also pigeons, were kept near to the settlement in closes and open spaces.• What happened to the old grey goose?• That may be enough to give a little goose to the index, some say, but not enough to move it.• The snow goose opened its round yellow eyes and nibbled at it.• She stood watching silently long after the goose had vanished.• The Gascons favour the goose and its by-products.• The vet diagnosed botulism so undoubtedly the goose was infected. goose2 verb [transitiveT] American EnglishAmE informalSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH to touch or press someone on their bottom as a joke 碰[戳]〔某人〕的屁股〔一种开玩笑的举动〕 Examples from the Corpus goose• Or pulled around, or fondled, or goosed.• Once or twice, Jack had casually goosed her as she reached for a file.• The one who goosed me at Silk City the night we were there.• Did the Strong money funds take higher risk to goose their yields?• They pinched us and goosed us and ground their knuckles into our scalps. Origin goose1 Old English gos
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