goose

英 [ɡuːs]

美 [ɡuːs]

n.  鹅; 鹅肉; 雌鹅
v.  触摸(或捏)(某人)的臀部; 推动; 促进; 激励

复数：geese　过去分词：goosed　过去式：goosed　现在分词：goosing　第三人称单数：gooses　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6076 / COCA.5529

习惯用语

n.

cook sb's goose
• 毁掉某人成功的机会
  to ruin sb's chances of success
kill the goose that lays the golden egg/eggs
• 杀鸡取卵；竭泽而渔；自绝财源
  to destroy sth that would make you rich, successful, etc.
what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
• 适于此者亦应适于彼；应该一视同仁
  what one person is allowed to do, another person must be allowed to do in a similar situation
not say boo to a goose
• 非常胆怯；十分温和
  to be very shy or gentle
• He's so nervous he wouldn't say boo to a goose.
  他紧张得连大气都不敢喘。

牛津词典

noun

• 鹅
  a bird like a large duck with a long neck. Geese either live wild or are kept on farms.
• 鹅肉
  meat from a goose
  1. roast goose
     烤鹅
• 雌鹅
  a female goose
• 傻瓜；笨蛋
  a silly person

verb

• 触摸（或捏）（某人）的臀部
  to touch or squeeze sb's bottom
• 推动；促进；激励
  to make sth move or work faster

柯林斯词典

• 鹅
  Agooseis a large bird that has a long neck and webbed feet. Geese are often farmed for their meat.
• N-UNCOUNT 鹅肉
  Gooseis the meat from a goose that has been cooked.
  1. ...roast goose.
     烤鹅
• See also:wild goose chase
• PHRASE 阻挠；破坏…的计划
  If youcooksomeone'sgoose, you prevent their plans from succeeding.
  1. He said that what they were up to would cook Krasky's goose.
     他说他们暗中进行的阴谋可能会使克拉斯基的计划流产。
• PHRASE 杀鸡取卵；自绝财源
  If someonekills the goose that lays the golden egg, they harm or destroy the person or thing that gives them their money, power, or advantage.
  1. Unregulated tourism can kill the goose that laid their golden egg.
     旅游业的无序发展无异于杀鸡取卵。
• 适于此者适于彼；应该一视同仁
  If you saywhat's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, you mean what is acceptable for one person in a particular situation should be acceptable for another person in a similar situation.

英英释义

noun

• 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
  Synonym:fatheadgoofgoofballbozojackasscuckootwatzany

verb

• give a spurt of fuel to
  1. goose the car
• prod into action
• pinch in the buttocks
  1. he goosed the unsuspecting girl

双语例句

• Three swimming birds are the swan, the duck, and the goose.
  天鹅、鸭子和鹅是三种会游水的禽类。
• The boss may look a bit fierce, but in fact he wouldn't say "boo" to a goose.
  老板可能看上去有点凶，但实际上他不会吓唬人。
• I am like a wild goose from the south, having strayed from its flock.
  我好比南来雁失群飞散。
• The goose and the goat tell the girl about the lost feather.
  鹅和山羊把事情告诉了小女孩。
• The goose is thought to be stupid animal.
  鹅被认为是愚笨的动物。
• The gift itself may be light as a goose feather; but sent from afar, it conveys deep feeling.
  千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重。
• They said: Brother Goose, what's wrong with you?
  他们问他：「鹅兄弟，你怎么了？
• Unregulated tourism can kill the goose that laid their golden egg.
  旅游业的无序发展无异于杀鸡取卵。
• Goose and Duck-A man of many resources.
  鹅和鸭-有雄厚财力和丰富手段的人。
• They regularly buy large quantities from us, so we should not put up our prices too much; we don't want to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
  他们定期向我们大量购买，因此我们不应该把价格抬得太高，我们不想杀鸡取卵。