Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #6076
goose
鹅
A large waterbird with a long neck and webbed feet, usually larger than a duck.
- 1.
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.
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
- 2.
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
通常较大且不如鸭子水生的群居候鸟,具有蹼足和长脖子
- 3.
A female goose.
雌鹅
- 4.
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
愚蠢无能的男人
- 5.
The flesh of the goose used as food.
鹅肉
- 6.
flesh of a goose (domestic or wild)
鹅肉(家鹅或野鹅)
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
In use
The goose hissed at the children who came too close to its nest.
He felt like a goose when he realized he had been tricked.
We roasted a goose for Christmas dinner this year.
Connections
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
- Don't be such a silly goose — of course I meant it as a joke.别当小傻瓜了——我当然是说着玩的。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
注意：goose的复数形式为geese，不是gooses。
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/。
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。
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。
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