goat
/gəʊt/noun
1
- a hardy domesticated ruminant mammal that has backward curving horns and (in the male) a beard. It is kept for its milk and meat, and noted for its lively and frisky behaviour.山羊, 家山羊。
1.1
- Capra hircus, family Bovidae, descended from the wild bezoar.拉丁名Capra hircus,牛科, 祖先为野山羊。
1.2
- a wild mammal related to this, such as the ibex, markhor, and tur与家山羊有亲缘关系的野生哺乳动物, 如北山羊、捻角山羊和山羊。参见MOUNTAIN GOAT.
1.3
the Goat
the zodiacal sign Capricorn or the constellation Capricornus摩羯（星）座。
2
- a person likened to a goat, in particular被比作山羊的人, 尤指：
2.1
- a lecherous man淫荡的人。
2.2
- Brit. informal a stupid person; a fool〈英, 非正式〉愚蠢的人; 傻瓜：
she was going to make a goat of herself.
她会把自己弄得像个傻瓜一样。
2.3
- US a scapegoat〈美〉替罪羊。
短语
get someone's goat
- informal irritate someone〈非正式〉激怒。
派生词
goatish
adjectivegoaty
adjective词源
Old English gāt 'nanny goat', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geit and German Geiss, also to Latin haedus 'kid'.