Word · Frequency #24272
gaggle
鹅群
a flock of geese
- 1.
A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water.
鹅在地面或水上时的一群。
- 2.
Any group or gathering of related things, particularly one perceived as noisy, boisterous or chaotic.
任何相关事物的群体或聚集,尤指被认为嘈杂、喧闹或混乱的。
鹅在地面或水上时的一群。；任何相关事物的群体或聚集,尤指被认为嘈杂、喧闹或混乱的。；一群；嘎嘎叫声
In use
We saw a gaggle of geese crossing the road near the lake.
A noisy gaggle of geese gathered around the pond every morning.
The farmer counted a gaggle of geese before shutting the gate.
a gaggle of [plural noun]
名词 gaggle 常与 of 连用构成集合名词短语，指鹅群。
A gaggle of geese was swimming in the pond.
一群鹅在池塘里游泳。
gaggle [adverbial]
动词 gaggle 是不及物动词，意为发出鹅叫般的嘎嘎声。
The geese gaggled loudly in the farmyard.
鹅在农家院里大声嘎嘎叫。
Common mistakes
A gaggle of goose was seen near the river.A gaggle of geese was seen near the river.
Connections
Collocations
- a gaggle of geese
- 一群鹅
- A gaggle of geese waddled across the road.一群鹅摇摇摆摆地穿过了马路。
- a gaggle of tourists
- 一群游客
- A gaggle of tourists crowded around the guide.一群游客挤在导游周围。
- a gaggle of reporters
- 一群记者
- A gaggle of reporters waited outside the courthouse.一群记者在法院外等候。
- a gaggle of children
- 一群孩子
- A gaggle of children ran into the playground.一群孩子跑进了游乐场。
- gaggling geese
- 嘎嘎叫的鹅
- The gaggling geese woke me up at dawn.那些嘎嘎叫的鹅在黎明时把我吵醒了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：gaggle 的发音像鹅的‘嘎嘎’叫声，想象一群鹅聚在一起嘎嘎叫，就是 a gaggle of geese。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：nature writing、birdwatching、farm settings 作名词表示“鹅群”时，语气中性，多用于自然描写、观鸟或农场等场景；正式与非正式文体中都可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
haggle、straggle、draggle 与 gaggle 押韵，均以 /-æɡəl/ 结尾，拼写为 -aggle。注意：goggle、giggle、toggle 形似但元音不同，分别读 /ˈɡɒɡəl/、/ˈɡɪɡəl/、/ˈtɒɡəl/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.