grouse

grouse1
(复同单)
  1. a medium to large game bird with a plump body and feathered legs, the male being larger and more conspicuously coloured than the female
    松鸡
  2. Family Tetraonidae (or Phasianidae): several genera, especially Lagopus and Tetrao. The family also includes ptarmigans, capercaillies, and prairie chickens
    松鸡科（或雉科）：数属，尤指雷鸟属和松鸡属。该科还包括雷鸟、松鸡和草原松鸡
    ■[mass noun]the flesh of this bird as food
    松鸡肉
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: perhaps related to medieval Latin gruta or to Old French grue 'crane'
grouse2
verb
  1. [no obj.]complain pettily; grumble
    （为小事）抱怨，发牢骚
    she heard him grousing about his assistant.
    她听见他抱怨自己的助手。
noun
  1. a grumble or complaint
    牢骚，抱怨
    our biggest grouse was about the noise of construction work.
    我们最大的不满是建筑工地的噪音。
派生
grouser
noun
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: of unknown origin; compare with grouch
grouse3
adjective
  1. (Austral./NZ informal)very good (used as a general term of approval)
    (澳／新西兰，非正式)极好的，极妙的，出色的（表示赞同的一般用语）
    the car was a grouse tomato red which everyone liked.
    那辆车是人见人爱的漂亮的番茄红。
语源
  1. 1920s: of unknown origin
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