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882
things SHI MESS
around ,goof 'off (NAmE, informaf) to spend your time doing
nothing, especially when you should be working
ffi®; frit
« noun (informal, especially
NAmE) 1
a
stupid mistake M3t Eftfti!l 2 a silly or stupid
person SA
goofball /'gu:fbo:l/ noun (NAmE, informal) a stupid person SA ► goof-ball adj. [only before noun]:
This is just another of his goofball ideas. ;&IMi!llftX-jyiv
IIIS.
'goof-off noun (NAmE, slang) a person who avoids
work or responsibility iijgX# ( )
(ft A; j&iX.
goofy /'gu:fi/ adj. (informal,
especially NAmE) silly; stupid MS#J; a goofy grin
goog /gu:g/ noun (AustralE, NZE, informal) an egg H google /'gu:gl/ verb to type words into a search engine on the Internet, especially the Google™
search engine, in order to find information about sb/sth 4I( X s is] # ) > t
[VN]
You
can google someone you’ve recently met to see what information is available
about them on the Internet. ##£
AftM. o o [V] / tried googling but
couldn’t find anything relevant.
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googly /'guigli/ noun (pi. -ies) (in cricket j&$c) a ball that is bowled so that it looks as if it will turn in one direction,
but that actually turns the opposite way ^ |ft ® JA : (figurative) He bowled
the prime minister a googly (= asked him a difficult question). | r]
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goo-gol /‘guignl; NAmE -gorl/ noun (mathematics W) the number lO100,
or l followed by 100 zeros
( = 10100 ) ;
A Wi
gook /gu:k/ noun 1 [U] (informal) any unpleasant sticky
wet substance iASMffiA® 2 [C] (NAmE, taboo, slang) an offensive word for a
person from SE Asia ( MM )
IA
goolie (also gooly) /'guili/ noun [usually pi.] (pi. -ies) (BrE, slang) a rude word for a
man’s testicle goon /gu:n/
noun
(informal) 1 (especially NAmE) a criminal who is
paid to frighten or injure people (
Eft)
AT A, J|f£ 2 (old-fashioned,
especially BrE) a
stupid or silly person fH/H; MX goose /gu:s/ noun, verb
m noun (pi. geese /gi:s/) 1 [C] a bird
like a large duck with a long neck. Geese
either live wild or are kept on farms. f^5 —picture o duck 2 [U] meat from a goose |A : roast goose M 3 [C] a female goose i®
— compare
* verb [VN] (informal) 1 to touch or squeeze sb’s
bottom MM
(MM) ( 2£A ) Eft Wlfl 2 ~ sth (along/up) (/Mm£) to make sth move or work faster iHM; MM goose-berry /'guzbari; NAmE 'guisberi/ noun (pi. -ies)
a
small green fruit that grows on a bush with thorns. Gooseberries taste sour
and are usually cooked to make jam, pies, etc. Children are sometimes told that babies come from
‘under the gooseberry bush ’. a gooseberry bush A —picture o page R17 fTETOl play
gooseberry (BrE) to be a third person
with two people who have a romantic relationship and want to be alone together )
goose-bumps /'guisbAmps/ noun [pi.] (especially NAmE)
= GOOSE PIMPLES
'goose egg noun (NAmE, informaf) a score of zero in a
game ( tmXM
) «P§®
'goose pimples noun [pi.] (also
less
frequent goose-flesh [U]) (both
especially
BrE) (also goose-bumps) (especially
in NAmE) a condition in which
there are raised spots on your skin because you feel cold, frightened or
excited ( Itgaveme
goose pimples just to think
about it. R
H fij
‘goose-step noun [sing.] (often
disapproving) a way of marching, used
by soldiers in some countries, in which the legs are raised high and straight IE# ► 'goose-step verb (-pp-) [V]
GOP /,d3i: 0U 'pi:; NAmE ou/ abbr. Grand Old Party (the
Republican political party in the
)
go pher /'g0ufa(r); NAmE 'goo-/ noun 1 (also ground squirrel) a N American animal like
a rat, that lives in holes in the ground Hll 2 = gofer
gora /'goira/ noun (pi. goras or goray /'gorrei/) a word used
by people from
Gor-dian knot /.gotfian 'nDt; NAmE ,go:rdian 'na:t/ noun a very difficult or
impossible task or problem A at *¥$£§; 2»ift*; »XEftf>3M: to cut/untie the Gordian
knot (= to solve a problem by
taking action) A Afj f? ftj ® MdMIfll From the legend in which
King Gordius tied a very complicated knot and said that whoever undid it would
become the ruler of
Gor don Ben-nett /,go:dn 'benat; NAmE ,go:rd-/ exclamation (BrE) people sometimes say Gordon Bennett! when they are annoyed or
surprised about sth (
From James Gordon Bennett, an American
newspaper owner and financial supporter of sports events.
• R lA# (James Gordon
Bennett) 0
gore /go:(r)/ verb, noun
m
verb [VN] (of an animal Eh
$l)
to wound a person or another animal with a horn or tusk ( M 2% -j£ A ) M
ft, SM35: He was gored by a
bull. „
mnoun [U] thick blood that has
flowed from a wound, especially in a violent situation ( XmXB A'If HT ) P iSftftEftlfil,
MfSEftlfiL: The movie is not just blood and gore (= scenes of violence); it has a thrilling
story.
Ao — see also gory
Gore-tex™ /‘goiteks; NAmE 'go:rt-/ noun [U] a light material
that does not let water through but that allows air and water vapour through, used for making outdoor
and sports clothes
)
gorge /go:d3; NAmE go:rd3/ noun, verb m noun [C] a deep narrow valley
with steep sides il$;
£r: the
(formal) somebody feels so angry
about sth that they
feel physically sick ( I&A3S ) ;
s verb [VN, V] ~ (yourself) (on
sth) (sometimes
disapproving)
to
eat a lot of sth, until you are too full to eat any more EEEI stuff yourself
gor geous /'go:d3as; NAmE 'go:rd3as/ adj. 1 (informal) very beautiful and
attractive; giving pleasure and enjoyment HM^jAW; 4>A'lti£$J BS33
lovely: a gorgeous girl/man ^^fftA^P; ilf 0 a gorgeous view Mffilft iSfe 0 gorgeous weather (= warm and with a lot
of sun) SA(ftAR, 0 You look gorgeous!
! 0 It was absolutely
gorgeous. o note at beautiful 2 [usually before noun] (of colours, clothes,
etc. M & , A II ^) with very deep
colours; impressive £fej|f[£ft; exotic
birds with feathers of
gorgeous colours Alt 1133 A Eft If1
► gor geous ly adv.
gor-gon /‘gorgan; NAmE ‘goirgan/ noun 1 (in ancient Greek
stories) one of three sisters with snakes on their heads instead of hair, who
can change anyone that looks at them into stone
AiE^iP
itXlfijk) 2 an ugly woman who
behaves in an aggressive and frightening way 5.B£JS£#JAA
Gor-gon-zola /.goigan'zaola; NAmE .goirgan'zoula/ noun [U] a type of Italian
cheese with blue marks and a strong flavour