n. (pl. geese ) 1.鹅;雌鹅 (opp. gander); 鹅肉。 2.(pl. gooses) (成衣铺的)弯把熨斗。 3.〔俚语〕(鹅叫一样的)奚落声,倒彩。 短语和例子 The old woman is picking her geese. 下雪了〔儿语〕。 a wild goose chase 徒劳的追求,无益的举动。 All his geese are swans. 1. 夸大自己的长处。 2. 敝帚自珍。 all right on the goose = be sound on the goose 〔美国〕稳健,持正统观念。 as silly [stupid] as a goose 蠢极了。 cannot say bo [boh, boo] to a goose 〔口语〕胆小怕事。 chase the wild goose 徒劳的追求,无益的举动。 cooked [gone] goose 无可救药的人,没有希望的事。 cook one's (own) goose 自己害自己;毁掉自己的希望[机会、计划]。give ... the goose 〔美俚〕加快速度。 the goose that lays the golden eggs 摇钱树,财源。 kill the goose that lays the golden eggs 杀鸡取卵;只顾眼前利益,不顾长远利益。 like geese on a common 自由自在地闲逛。 make a goose of sb. 瞒骗某人,愚弄某人。 shoe the goose 徒劳无益,白费气力。 swim like a tailor's goose 〔戏谑语〕沉下去。 The goose hangs [honks] high. 〔美俚〕前途有望,形势大好。 turn geese into swans 把蠢鹅说成天鹅,言过其实。 vt. 1.突然开大(汽车等的)油门;推动,促进。 2.〔俚语〕对(某人)发嘘嘘声〔表示反对〕。
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
flesh of a goose (domestic or wild)
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool 同义词:fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, cuckoo, twat, zany,
give a spurt of fuel to; "goose the car"
prod into action
pinch in the buttocks; "he goosed the unsuspecting girl"
例句与用法
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He is not such a goose as they make him .. 他并没有像大家想像的那样笨。
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You're all goose lumps, dear . 你身上全是鸡皮疙瘩呀,亲爱的。
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It's about time his goose was cooked . 现在该是他饮下自己酿的苦酒的时候了。
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The goose flapped heavily away . 那只鹅扇着沉重的翅膀飞走了。
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A goose waddles aimlessly . 一只鹅在摇摇摇摆漫无目的地走着。
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The wild goose pagoda was dimly visible . 大雁塔隐隐在望。
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The wild geese fly from north to south . 大雁由北向南飞。
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It is a silly goose that comes to the fox's sermon . 唯有傻瓜才来听狐狸的说教。
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Flocks of honking geese flew past . 雁群嗷嗷地飞过。
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Some geese and some cranes fed together in the same field . 有些鹅和鹤同在一块地里觅食。