| 单词 | goosegog |
| 释义 | goosegog in British English (ˈɡʊzɡɒɡ) or goosegob (ˈɡʊzɡɒb) noun British a dialect or informal word for gooseberry Word origin from goose in gooseberry + gog, variant of gob1gooseberry in British English (ˈɡʊzbərɪ, -brɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ries 1. a Eurasian shrub, Ribes uva-crispa (or R. grossularia), having greenish, purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries: family Grossulariaceae See also currant (sense 2)2. a. the berry of this plant b. (as modifier) gooseberry jam 3. British informal an unwanted single person in a group of couples, esp a third person with a couple (often in the phrase play gooseberry) 4. Cape gooseberry goosegog in American English (ˈɡuzɡɑɡ) noun Brit dialect gooseberry Word origin [1815–25; goose + gog (‹ ?)]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aesthetic, aggressive, heuristic, norm, pullout |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。