goose

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Con ngỗng

BrE /ɡuːs/ AmE /ɡuːs/

noun en → vi

1 ANIMAL [singular] A2

Con ngỗng

a large bird with white or grey feathers, a long neck and short wings that lives near water

Collocations goose feather

  • The goose was swimming in the pond.

    Con ngỗng đang bơi trong hồ.

2 SLANG [singular] B1

Người ngốc nghếch, kẻ khờ

a stupid person (often used humorously)

Collocations call sb a goose

  • He's such a goose!

    Anh ta thật là một kẻ ngốc nghếch!

3 FOOD [singular] B1

Thịt ngỗng

the meat of a goose, used as food

Collocations goose liver

  • They served roast goose for Christmas dinner.

    Họ đã phục vụ thịt ngỗng nướng trong bữa tối Giáng sinh.

1 GAME [singular] B2

Trò chơi săn ngỗng

a game in which people try to shoot geese with a gun or bow and arrow

Collocations goose hunting

  • He enjoys going goose hunting in the fall.

    Anh ấy thích đi săn ngỗng vào mùa thu.

2 GAME [singular] B1

Trò chơi đuổi bắt

a game played by children, involving a person who is 'it' chasing others and trying to touch them

Collocations play goose chase

  • The children were playing a game of goose chase.

    Các em đang chơi trò đuổi bắt.

3 GAME [singular] C1

Trò chơi bài ngỗng

a card game for two players, in which the aim is to win tricks by playing cards of a higher value than those played by your opponent

Collocations play goose

  • They played a game of goose.

    Họ đã chơi trò chơi bài ngỗng.

4 SLANG [transitive, T + obj] B2

Làm cho ai đó cảm thấy xấu hổ hoặc nhục nhã

to make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed by saying something unpleasant about them

Collocations goose sb's goose

  • He was goosed by his friend during the presentation.

    Anh ấy đã bị bạn mình làm cho xấu hổ trong buổi trình bày.

5 SLANG [intransitive] B2

Đột nhiên di chuyển hoặc tạo ra tiếng động để làm cho ai đó bất ngờ

to make a sudden movement or noise to surprise someone

Collocations goose sb

  • She goosed me when I wasn't looking.

    Cô ấy đã làm tôi bất ngờ khi tôi không để ý.