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单词 goose
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goose

noun
/ɡuːs/
/ɡuːs/
(plural geese
/ɡiːs/
/ɡiːs/
)
Idioms
  1. [countable] a bird like a large duck with a long neck. Geese either live wild or are kept on farms.鹅 see also barnacle goose, Canada gooseTopics Birdsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • wild
    • roast
    … of geese
    • flock
    • gaggle
    goose + verb
    • waddle
    • hiss
    • honk
    • …
  2. [uncountable] meat from a goose鹅肉
    • roast goose烤鹅
    Topics Foodc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • wild
    • roast
    … of geese
    • flock
    • gaggle
    goose + verb
    • waddle
    • hiss
    • honk
    • …
  3. [countable] a female goose雌鹅 compare gander
  4. [countable] (old-fashioned, informal) a silly person傻瓜；笨蛋
    5. see also golden goose, wild goose chase
    Word OriginOld English gōs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gans and German Gans, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin anser and Greek khēn.
Idioms
cook somebody’s goose
  1. (informal) to destroy somebody’s chances of success毁掉某人成功的机会Topics Difficulty and failurec2
kill the goose that lays the golden egg/eggs
  1. (saying) to destroy something that would make you rich, successful, etc.杀鸡取卵；竭泽而渔；自绝财源Topics Difficulty and failurec2
not say boo to a goose (British English)
(North American English not say boo to anyone)
  1. to be very shy or gentle非常胆怯；十分温和
    • He's so nervous he wouldn't say boo to a goose.他紧张得连大气都不敢喘。
what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
  1. (old-fashioned, saying) what one person is allowed to do, another person must be allowed to do in a similar situation适于此者亦应适于彼；应该一视同仁Topics Permission and obligationc2

goose

verb
/ɡuːs/
/ɡuːs/
(informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they goose
/ɡuːs/
/ɡuːs/
he / she / it gooses
/ˈɡuːsɪz/
/ˈɡuːsɪz/
past simple goosed
/ɡuːst/
/ɡuːst/
past participle goosed
/ɡuːst/
/ɡuːst/
-ing form goosing
/ˈɡuːsɪŋ/
/ˈɡuːsɪŋ/
  1. goose somebody to touch or press somebody’s bottom quickly戳（或捏）（某人）臀部
    • Jack goosed her as she reached for a file.当她伸手去拿文件夹时，杰克刺激了她。
  2. goose something (along/up) (North American English) to make something move or work faster推动；促进；激励
    • The government has done everything possible to goose the economy along.政府已尽一切可能推动经济发展。
    3. Word OriginOld English gōs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gans and German Gans, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin anser and Greek khēn.
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