goose

/ɡuːs/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡuːs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgüs/ (ame, mw)

goose — 名詞

  • goosesingular
  • geeseplural

1. a fairly big bird that lives near water and has webbed feet and a slightly curve

1.名詞B1
釋義

鵝

大型水鳥，脖長有蹼；或鵝肉

a fairly big bird that lives near water and has webbed feet and a slightly curved long neck; also the meat of this bird when cooked and eaten.

例句

Every autumn, Sari watches V-shaped flocks of wild geese honking loudly as they fly south across the vast lake.

每年秋天，Sari 看著成V字形的野鵝群大聲鳴叫著飛越廣闊的湖泊往南遷徙。

plural form: geese; collocation: flock of geese

The farmer raised over twenty geese on his small farm near the river.

那位農夫在河邊的小農場裡養了二十多隻鵝。

同義詞
  • gander

    specifically an adult male goose

  • waterfowl

    broader term covering all water birds including geese, ducks, and swans

  • duck

    a smaller water bird with a shorter neck, often confused with goose

文法句型

a goose / the goose / geese (plural)

goose (as uncountable meat)

用法筆記

The irregular plural is geese, not gooses. When referring to the meat (uncountable), there is no plural form: 'We had goose for dinner.'

常見錯誤

❌I saw three gooses on the pond.
✅I saw three geese on the pond.
💡goose has an irregular plural form: geese.

2. a person who behaves in a foolish or silly way, often in a harmless or amusing m

2.名詞B2
釋義

傻瓜

行為愚蠢或可笑的人（非正式）

a person who behaves in a foolish or silly way, often in a harmless or amusing manner.

例句

Reuben felt like a complete goose after locking his keys inside the car.

Reuben 把鑰匙鎖在車裡之後，覺得自己真是個大傻瓜。

"feel like a goose" = feel foolish

Don't be such a goose — the train always stops at the main station.

別當個傻瓜——火車一定都會在主要車站停靠的。

同義詞
  • fool

    stronger and more critical than goose

  • simpleton

    older or more literary; suggests a lack of intelligence

  • silly

    adjective form, less specific

反義詞
  • genius

    someone very intelligent, the opposite of a fool

文法句型

a goose (referring to a person)

用法筆記

This sense is mild and often affectionate — calling someone a goose is less harsh than calling them a fool or an idiot. Frequently used in the fixed phrase 'silly goose.'

常見錯誤

❌Stop acting like a goose!' (when the listener thinks of the bird)
✅Stop acting like a goose!' (context makes clear this means 'don't be silly')
💡context determines whether goose means the bird or a silly person.

goose — 動詞