goose

goose

英 [guːs]
　　美 [ɡus]

n. 鵝；鵝肉；傻瓜；雌鵝
　　vt. 突然加大油門；噓罵
　　n. (Goose)人名；(德)戈澤；(英)古斯

n.(名詞)goose作“鵝”解時,是可數名詞; 作“鵝肉”解時,是物質名詞,是不可數名詞。用於比喻時, goose可指人愚笨,呆頭呆腦。goose可用於名詞前作定語。

中文詞源：

goose 鵝

PIE*ghans, 鵝，詞源同gannet, gander.

例句：

1. He said that what they were up to would cook Krasky's goose.
他說他們暗中進行的陰謀可能會使克拉斯基的計劃流產。

2. She still got goose bumps whenever he walked into the room.
隻要他一走進房間，她仍舊會起雞皮疙瘩。

3. An increase in crime could kill the golden goose of tourism.
犯罪率的上升可能會扼殺旅遊業這隻產金蛋的鵝。

4. It gave me goose pimples just to think about it.
隻是想到它我就起雞皮疙瘩。

5. The friar preached against stealing and had a goose in his sleeve.
口是心非.