(pl. geese /giːs/)
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- a large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short broad bill. Generally geese are larger than ducks and have longer necks and shorter bills.鹅。
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- Several genera in the family Anatidae; most domesticated geese are descended from the greylag.数属, 鸭科; 家养的鹅大多是灰雁的后代。
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- the female of such a bird雌鹅。
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- mass noun the flesh of a goose as food（供食用的）鹅肉。
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- informal a foolish person〈非正式〉傻瓜, 笨蛋：
'Silly goose,' he murmured fondly.
“傻瓜,"他怜爱地低语道。
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- (pl. gooses) a tailor's smoothing iron（裁缝用的）熨斗。
with obj. informal <非正式>
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- poke (someone) in the bottom刺戳（某人的臀部）。
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- N. Amer. give (something) a boost; invigorate; increase〈北美〉促进（某事）; 鼓舞; 增加：
the director goosed up the star's grosses by making him funny.
导演把那个明星弄得很滑稽, 为的是让他能哗众取宠。
词源
Old English gōs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gans and German Gans, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin anser and Greek khēn.