goose

noun

UK/ɡuːs/
US/ɡuːs/

Definitions of goose noun

bird(鸟类)

  1. Countable(可数名词)Uncountable(不可数名词)

    A large aquatic bird, similar to a duck but bigger, or the meat of this bird.

    • The farm raises many geese.

      农场饲养了许多鹅。

    • We had roast goose for Thanksgiving.

      我们在感恩节吃了烤鹅。

    • She likes to eat goose liver the most.

      她最喜欢吃鹅肝。

person()

  1. Countable(可数名词)old-fashioned(过时)

    A foolish or silly person.

    傻瓜;笨蛋

    • Don't be a goose; that's a dangerous thing to do.

      别当傻瓜;那样做很危险。

    • He's such a goose to believe something like that.

      他真傻,居然相信那种事。

    • She felt like a goose standing there.

      她站在那里感觉自己像个傻瓜。

verb

UK/ɡuːs/
US/ɡuːs/

Definitions of goose verb

touch(触碰)

  1. Transitive(及物动词)informal(非正式)

    To press or grab someone's bottom.

    摸屁股;抓屁股

    • He was kicked out of the party for goosing people.

      他因为抓别人的屁股而被赶出派对。

    • She hates being goosed from behind.

      她讨厌被人从后面抓屁股。

    • He was just kidding around, don't take it seriously.

      他只是开玩笑,别太认真。

stimulate(刺激)

  1. Transitive(及物动词)informal(非正式)

    To encourage or stimulate something or someone to be more active.

    鼓励;激励;促使

    • The company needs some new investment to goose business growth.

      公司需要一些新的投资来促进业务增长。

    • They implemented new marketing strategies to goose sales.

      他们实施了新的营销策略来刺激销售。

    • Economists hope that government measures can goose the economy.

      经济学家希望政府措施能够提振经济。