单词 | goose-step |
释义 | goose-stepWord forms: 3rd person singular presenttense goose-steps, present participle goose-stepping, past tense, past participle goose-stepped verb When soldiers goose-step, they lift their legs high and do not bend their knees as they march. ...photos of soldiers goose-stepping beside fearsome missiles. [VERB] goose step in British Englishnoun 1. a military march step in which the leg is swung rigidly to an exaggerated height, esp as in the German army in the Third Reich 2. an abnormal gait in animals verb goose-stepWord forms: -steps, -stepping or -stepped 3. (intransitive) to march in goose step goose-step in British English (ˈɡuːsˌstɛp) verb (intransitive) to march in goose step photos of soldiers goose-stepping beside fearsome missiles For one surreal moment the actors goose-step across the stage. goose step in American English a marching step, as of troops passing in review, in which the legs are raised high and kept stiff and unbent often used figuratively to connote militarism, fascism, etc.Derived forms goose-step (ˈgoose-ˌstep) (ˈgusˌstɛp) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈgoose-ˌstepped or ˈgoose-ˌstepping |
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