"goose" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鵝

Definition

goose 是一種大型水鳥，脖子很長，通常比鴨子大。這個詞可以指公鵝或母鵝，不過在某些語境裡也常特指母鵝。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

複數是不規則形式 'geese'，不是 'gooses'。不要和 'duck' 或 'swan' 混淆。非正式英語裡，'silly goose' 是帶點親暱地說某人有點傻；'What's good for the goose is good for the gander' 是常見諺語。

Examples

The goose is swimming in the lake.

那隻**鵝**正在湖裡游泳。

We saw a goose near the farm.

我們在農場附近看到了一隻**鵝**。

That goose has a very long neck.

那隻**鵝**的脖子很長。

Watch out—that goose looks like it might chase you.

小心——那隻**鵝**看起來可能會追你。

I almost dropped my coffee when the goose hissed at me.

那隻**鵝**朝我嘶叫時，我差點把咖啡掉了。

Don't get too close to the goose if it has babies nearby.

如果那隻**鵝**附近有小鵝，就別靠得太近。