goosen. 1. tailor’s smoothing-iron (whose handle is like the neck of a goose)熨斗(柄似鵝頸)。 △Mac. 2. 3. 16(14):“Come in. tailor,here you may roast your goose.”i.e. heat your smoothing-iron(on the hell fire—pla-ying upon the two meanings of goose). 進(jìn)來吧,裁縫,你可以到這里來燒你的熨斗(雙關(guān):烤鵝)。 2. jester小丑,說笑話的人。 △Rom.2.4.80(74): “Was Iwith you there for the goose?”i.e.Did I keep up withyou then in jesting?講到野鵝(雙關(guān):說笑話),我總算趕上你了吧? 3. prostitute妓女。 △Rom.2.4.82(75): “Thou wastnever with me for any thing when thou wast not therefor the goose.” (for the goose: ?as a fool; ?insearch of a prostitute.)你什么事情也沒有趕上過我,除了爭著做呆頭鵝(雙關(guān):做傻瓜——找妓女)。 Phrases: goose look: look of stupidity蠢相。 △Mac.5.3.12:“Where got’st thou that goose look?”你從哪兒撿來這么一副呆鵝的蠢相? goose of Winchester: i.e.prostitute溫契斯特主教養(yǎng)的鵝,(指)妓女。(解釋見下條。) Winchester goose: a certain venereal disease,socalled because the brothels in Southwark,London,were under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Winches-ter.i.e.one who has contracted such a disease溫契斯特主教養(yǎng)的鵝,(指)鼠蹊瘡(一種性?。?如此稱呼,源自倫敦太晤士河南岸妓院所在,過去曾受溫契斯特主教管轄。)(轉(zhuǎn)指)害鼠蹊瘡的人。 △3H.VI.1.3.53:“Winchester goose! I cry,‘A rope! a rope!’”臭婊子(又譯:害楊梅瘡的家伙)! 給我拿繩子來! 拿繩子來! 
goose of Winchester goose雁雁形目鴨科(Anatidae),北半球野生或馴養(yǎng)的水禽。包括鴨、鵝及天鵝。喙短,基部有瘤狀突,向前漸尖。短腳有蹼。以草、谷類為食。野雁為候鳥。春秋成群遷飛時(shí),成V字形隊(duì)列,并高聲鳴叫而過。家養(yǎng)的鵝起源于雁亞科(Anserinae) 的灰雁 (Anser) 、黑雁(Branta)。嚴(yán)格而言goose一詞專指雌鵝,gander才是雄鵝。 goose[gu:s]n.鵝v.突然加大油門 ‖ goose egg零分 goose neck棒頸 goose step正步 |