grouse
/ɡraʊs/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡraʊs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgrau̇s/ (ame, mw)
grouse — 名詞
- grousesingular
- grousesplural
1. a plump wild bird with feathered legs that lives on moors and heathland; people
松雞
腿上有羽毛的圓胖野鳥；可獵食
a plump wild bird with feathered legs that lives on moors and heathland; people hunt it for sport, and its dark meat is served in restaurants, especially during the autumn shooting season.
Hoa spotted a red grouse hiding in the heather on the Scottish moor.
Hoa 在蘇格蘭荒原上發現一隻紅松雞藏在石楠叢裡。
concrete noun: 'a red grouse' as a countable bird
Every August, hunters from London travel north to shoot grouse on the estate.
每年八月，來自倫敦的獵人都會北上到莊園裡獵松雞。
plural 'grouse' (same form as singular)
Mateo ordered roast grouse with potatoes for his birthday dinner at the inn.
Mateo 在小客棧裡點了一份烤松雞配馬鈴薯當作生日晚餐。
The chef at the village hotel serves grouse only between August and December.
村裡飯店的主廚只在八月到十二月之間供應松雞肉。
A pair of grouse rose suddenly from the long grass as Christopher walked by.
Christopher 走過長草叢時，一對松雞突然從草裡飛了起來。
文法句型
a/the grouse
grouse (uncount.) for the meat
用法筆記
Plural form is the same as the singular ('three grouse', not 'three grouses'). When the word refers to the meat, it is uncountable, like 'beef' or 'chicken'.
常見錯誤
2. something you say with annoyance when you are unhappy about a situation, usually
牢騷；抱怨
對小事不滿的抱怨話
something you say with annoyance when you are unhappy about a situation, usually a small everyday problem rather than a serious wrong.
Imran's main grouse about the new office is the slow lift in the morning.
Imran 對新辦公室最主要的牢騷是早上電梯太慢。
pattern: a grouse about + noun
The drivers had a few grouses about the change to their work hours.
司機們對工時的更動發了幾句牢騷。
countable plural 'grouses' (different from the bird sense)
Eitan listened patiently as his neighbour shared her usual grouse about the noisy children.
鄰居又抱怨小孩太吵，Eitan 還是耐心地聽完她的牢騷。
My only grouse with the hotel was the very thin walls between the rooms.
我對這間飯店唯一的牢騷是房間之間的牆壁太薄。
- compliment
an expression of approval rather than annoyance
文法句型
a grouse about/against something
have a grouse
用法筆記
Used for small, everyday complaints, not serious problems. Distinguish from sense 1 (the bird): in this sense the plural is 'grouses' with -s, whereas the bird's plural is unchanged 'grouse'.
常見錯誤
grouse — 動詞
- grousepresent simple I / you / we / they
- grouses3rd person singular
- grousing-ing form
- grousedpast simple
1. to keep saying in an annoyed tone that you are unhappy with something, usually a
發牢騷；抱怨
為日常小事不停抱怨
to keep saying in an annoyed tone that you are unhappy with something, usually a small everyday inconvenience rather than a serious problem.
Yan groused about the cold weather every morning during his trip to Toronto.
Yan 在多倫多旅行的那段日子，每天早上都在抱怨天氣太冷。
pattern: grouse about + noun
Léa groused that her train was always five minutes late.
Léa 一直發牢騷，說她搭的火車老是晚五分鐘。
pattern: grouse that + clause
The waiters were grousing to each other about the rude customer at table six.
服務生們彼此抱怨六號桌那位無禮的客人。
Stop grousing about the food, Hugo, and finish your dinner.
Hugo，別再對食物發牢騷了，把晚餐吃完。
Baraka has been grousing about the new parking rules at her office all week.
Baraka 整個禮拜都在抱怨公司新的停車規定。
- praise
to say good things about someone or something, the opposite of grousing
文法句型
grouse about something
grouse that + clause
grouse to someone
用法筆記
Used for repeated, low-level complaining rather than a one-off serious complaint. Subject is usually a person; the topic appears after 'about' or in a 'that'-clause. Distinguish from the noun sense 2 — the verb is the act of complaining, the noun is the complaint itself.
常見錯誤
grouse — 形容詞
- grousepositive
- grousercomparative
- grousestsuperlative
1. very good or pleasing; a casual word that Australians sometimes use to show enth
很棒的
澳洲口語，表示很好、很令人滿意
very good or pleasing; a casual word that Australians sometimes use to show enthusiasm about an experience, meal, or event.
Defne said the fish and chips at the Melbourne café were absolutely grouse.
Defne 說那家墨爾本咖啡館的炸魚薯條真的非常棒。
Australian informal: 'grouse' meaning excellent
What a grouse afternoon at the beach with Michael and the kids!
和 Michael 與孩子們在海邊度過的下午真是棒極了！
attributive use: 'a grouse afternoon'
Lukas thought the surf at Bondi that morning was pretty grouse.
Lukas 覺得那天早上邦代海灘的浪況相當不錯。
Élise's homemade pavlova at the barbecue was grouse, the guests all said.
客人們都說，Élise 在烤肉派對上做的帕芙洛娃蛋糕真的很棒。
- awful
general English for the opposite — very bad or unpleasant
文法句型
be grouse
a grouse + noun
用法筆記
Mainly heard in Australian English, and now slightly old-fashioned. Used in casual speech, never in formal writing. Distinguish from the noun and verb senses, which are general English.