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单词 goose
释义 goose¹ /ɡuːs/ n.( 复geese)
1.(bird)鹅, 雁(鸭科蹼足、长颈禽类的统称)

over 120 species of ducks, geese, and swans120多种鸭、雁和天鹅

a flock of geese一群大雁
2.(female bird)母鹅(或雁);雌鹅(或雁)
3.(meat)鹅肉;雁肉
roast goose烤鹅肉

the best way to cook a goose鹅肉的最佳烹饪法

4.<非正式,过时>(fool)傻瓜, 呆头鹅(尤指女性)

You silly goose!你这个呆子!

Her husband had left her alone with the old goose again.她丈夫又把她和那个老傻瓜单独留在一块了。

See alsogolden goose
5.all sb's geese are swans自己的鹅都是天鹅;夸大其词;言过其实

His insatiable appetite for glamour gave him a distinct tendency to idolatry; all his geese were swans.他对魅力无休止的追求使他明显具有偶像崇拜的倾向, 动辄夸大其词。

6.to cook sb's goose<非正式>(thwart plans)挫败某人的计划

He said that what they were up to would cook Krasky's goose.他说他们的所作所为将会破坏克拉斯基的计划。

(cause ruin)毁掉某人的前程;使某人垮台

His goose was cooked after an e-mail was inadvertently sent to the media.在一封电子邮件不慎被发给媒体之后, 他身败名裂了。

7.to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs杀鸡取卵

Unregulated tourism can kill the goose that laid their golden eggs.无监管的旅游业可能会自断财路。

8.what's sauce for the goose (is sauce for the gander)orwhat's good for the goose (is good for the gander)适于此者也适于彼

Staff of The Australian are holding their own $25 a head party on Monday night, and The Daily Telegraph had a similar do on the weekend. What's good for the goose.《澳大利亚人报》的员工将在周一举行每人25美元标准的晚会, 而《每日电讯报》上周末已经举办过类似的晚会。真是照葫芦画瓢。

goose² /ɡuːs/ n.( 复gooses)
1.(iron)(裁缝用的)鹅颈式熨斗, 长弯把熨斗
2.<非正式>(prod)刺戳屁股
goose³ /ɡuːs/ vt.
<非正式>
1.(prod)刺戳(某人)的屁股

A boy ran by and goosed her.一个男孩在她身边跑过去时戳了一下她的屁股。

2.(increase)+ price, profits, economy刺激…上扬

Their deal-making prowess delighted Wall Street, goosing stock prices.他们高超的成交本领使华尔街欢呼雀跃, 股票价格应声上扬。

numbers that had often been goosed through some accounting trick or other通过做假账或其他伎俩常常被抬高的数字

exercises that will goose your heart rate使心跳加快的运动

3.(liven up)+ show, writing使生色

They'll goose the show with rotating celebs.他们将轮番邀请名人出场, 来使节目更加出彩。

Young novelists have realized that the easiest way to be noticed is to goose up their fiction with real experience.年轻的小说家认识到, 吸引注意力的最简单方法是用真实经历使作品生色。

4.to be goosed
(to be tricked)被愚弄

Convinced that he is being goosed yet again, Watson tugs the man's beard and pokes him violently in the ribs.发现自己又在被人愚弄之后, 沃森拽住那个男人的胡须, 猛烈戳他的肋部。

5.to be goosed
(to be done for)被弄垮

Act now or you're goosed.马上就行动, 不然你会完蛋的。

6.(press down)+ car使开足马力;+ accelerator猛踩

The third time, he really goosed it, slamming the accelerator all the way to the floor.第3次的时候他真的开足了马力, 把油门一踩到底。

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