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geese
鹅
geese is the plural of goose.
核心释义
A large waterbird with a long neck and webbed feet, usually larger than a duck.
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各种食草水禽,属于鸭科,具有羽毛和蹼足,能飞行、游泳和在陆地行走,通常比鸭子大
Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigger than ducks.
- 2.
通常较大且不如鸭子水生的群居候鸟,具有蹼足和长脖子
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
- 3.
雌鹅
A female goose.
- 4.
愚蠢无能的男人
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
- 5.
鹅肉
The flesh of the goose used as food.
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鹅肉(家鹅或野鹅)
flesh of a goose (domestic or wild)
鹅肉；母鹅；傻瓜；笨蛋；各种食草水禽,属于鸭科,具有羽毛和蹼足,能飞行、游泳和在陆地行走,通常比鸭子大；通常较大且不如鸭子水生的群居候鸟,具有蹼足和长脖子
用法In use
The goose hissed at the children who came too close to its nest.
用法提示：作为名词，指一种水鸟（鹅），在句子中作主语。
He felt like a goose when he realized he had been tricked.
用法提示：作为名词，指愚蠢的人（傻瓜），在句子中作介词like的宾语。
We roasted a goose for Christmas dinner this year.
用法提示：作为名词，指鹅肉（食物），在句子中作动词roasted的宾语。
a / the + goose
goose 是可数名词，单数泛指用 a goose，特指用 the goose。
A goose swam across the river.
一只鹅游过河。
geese (irregular plural)
复数形式是不规则的 geese，不能说 gooses。
The geese flew south for the winter.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a flock of geese
- 一群鹅
- A flock of geese flew over the lake.一群鹅飞过湖面。
- goose down
- 鹅绒
- This jacket is filled with goose down.这件夹克填充的是鹅绒。
- roast goose
- 烤鹅
- They cooked a roast goose for the feast.他们为盛宴烤了一只鹅。
- goose liver
- 鹅肝
- Goose liver is considered a delicacy in France.鹅肝在法国被视为珍馐美味。
- silly goose
- 小傻瓜
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
goose 的 oo 像鹅的两只圆眼睛，想象一只长脖子鹅‘咕咕’叫，复数 geese 把 oo 换成 ee，像鹅群排队变队形。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：农场/乡村、自然/动物、饮食/菜单 作为“鹅”（水禽）讲时，语气中性，通常用于日常谈话、科普描述以及食谱和菜单中。比较常见于书面和口头表达，没有明显的正式或随意之分。
语法说明Grammar Note
注意：goose的复数形式为geese，不是gooses。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 goose /ɡus/ 同韵的词有 loose /lus/、moose /mus/、noose /nus/、juice /dʒus/、spruce /sprus/。注意 choose /tʃuz/ 虽然也以 -oose 结尾，但读 /z/ 不读 /s/。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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