Learner's definition of GOOSE
1
[count] : any one of many different kinds of birds that swim, that are larger than ducks, and that have a long neck and webbed feet鹅,雁(蹼足、长颈禽类的统称) 2
[count] : a female goose母鹅 — compare gander 3
[noncount] : the meat of a goose used as food鹅肉 4
[count] informal + old-fashioned : a foolish or silly person傻瓜;笨蛋 —
usually singular通常用单数
cook someone's goose
— see 2cook
the golden goose
or the goose that lays the golden egg
: something that is a very good source of money or business摇钱树;财路
what's good for the goose is good for the gander
(US) or chiefly British what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
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used to say that one person or situation should be treated the same way that another person or situation is treated一视同仁
wouldn't say boo to a goose
— see 1boo 2 goose /ˈguːs/ verb
gooses; goosed; goosing
gooses; goosed; goosing
Learner's definition of GOOSE
[+ object] US, informal
1
: to touch or pinch (someone) on the buttocks摸(或捏)…的臀部
2
: to increase the activity or amount of (something)增加;促进