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gouge /gaud3/ verb, noun
a verb [VN] 1 ~ sth (in sth) to make a hole or cut in
sth with a sharp object in a rough or violent way it: The lion’s claws had
gouged a wound in the horse’s side. pjft.
£13,;^—AMT —Pc 0 He had gouged her
cheek with a screwdriver, HM(ft)&®o 2 (NAmE)
to force sb to pay an
unfairly high price for sth; to raise prices unfairly ^ ) (ftftlE; ( ift^A )
M, /SAAA: Price gouging is
widespread.
'If
H ill If |E o .gouge sth~out (of
sth) to
remove or form sth by digging
into a surface £[J ® ^1; jg tt| : The man’s eyes had been gouged out. &
0
Glaciers gouged out valleys from the
hills. f^Lb^o
■
noun 1 a sharp tool for making
hollow areas in wood it A 2 a deep, narrow hole or
cut in a surface it j$, (ft fit
(ail M )
goujons /'gu:d3anz; ‘gu:3-/ noun [pi.] (BrE, from French) small pieces of fish
or chicken fried in oil ( A
gou-Bash /'guilaej/ noun [C, U] a hot spicy
Hungarian dish of meat that is cooked slowly in liquid with
paprika tinmurferfa;
gourd /gusd; go:d; NAmE gurd; goird/ noun a type of large fruit,
not normally eaten, with hard skin and soft flesh. Gourds are often dried and
used as containers. mm > mn calabash
gourmand /'guamand; NAmE 'gurmaind/ noun (often disapproving) a person who enjoys
eating and eats large
amounts of food Alt A; AttiX.;
HAfenKftA
gourmet /'guamei; NAmE 'gurm-/ noun a person who knows a
lot about good food and wines and who enjoys choosing, eating and drinking them
H Jt; i# A A ^A; ► gourmet adj. [only before
noun] : gourmet food (= of high quality and
often expensive)
gout /gaut/ noun [U] a disease that
causes painful swelling in the joints, especially of the toes, knees and
fingers ( jpf )
gov
ern 0-w /'gAvn;
NAmE 'gAvarn/ verb 1 to legally control a
country or its people and be responsible for introducing new laws, organizing
public services, etc. ©f|); IfS; taS: [VN] The country is
governed by elected representatives of the people.
H iC fh K iS A A liti fp o 0 [V] He accused the
opposition party of being unfit to govern. Ailn^nl
HAo
2 [VN] [often passive] to control or influence
sb/sth or how sth happens, functions, etc. j$rff'J; S|B|r]; A HE: Prices are governed by market demand.
A A (ft fl Afc o 0 All his decisions
have been entirely governed by self-interest, M (ft 0f A ^ IP ^ f >J B A 4> (ft A IE o 0 We need changes in the
law governing school attendance. $c 111 m-A AII M A A ift A ffl ftfc ® A s/j 0 3 [VN] (grammar ifrA) if a
word governs another word or phrase, it affects how that word or phrase is
formed or used AHE ( )
governance /'gAvanans; NAmE -varn-/ noun [U] (technical A in) the activity of
governing a country or controlling a company or an organization; the way in
which a country is governed or a company or institution is controlled A; If 3;
ip M; HE ifr A A; If M
gov-ern-ess /'gAvanas; NAmE -varn-/ noun (especially in the past)
a woman employed to teach the children of a rich family in their home and to
live with them (
iBBfift
govern ing /'gAvamr); NAmE -varn-/ adj. [only before noun] having the right and the
authority to control sth such as a country or an institution M (ft; All (ft ; H 3 (ft
; ip 51 (ft : The Conservatives were then the governing party. UP A $ A A ii 0 0 The school’s
governing body (= the group of people
who control the
organization of the school) took responsibility
for the decision.
gov ern ment On /'gAvanmant; NAmE -varn-/ noun 1 [C+sing./pl. v.] (often
the
Government) (abbr. govt) the group of people who
are responsible for controlling a country or a state ; fftl&J; to lead/form a
government SAHj $3 o the last Conservative
government O the government of the
day ^
(ftS&lft 0 Foreign governments have been consulted
about this decision. (ft JE0 0 She
has resigned from the
Government. MB SI A H (HIRfVo 0 The Government
has/have been considering further tax cuts. 0 government
policies/officials/ministers [ft (§] Hf M / A
1
a government department/agency/grant 3ft
jfr pPH /
! O government expenditure/intervention
)^JfA/A®2[U]a particular system or
method of controlling a country Aft W ; lift rfrl : coalition/
communist/democratic/totalitarian, etc. government mm &A, WUi.X^&fo 0 Democratic
government has now replaced
military rule. K, A W M B J&ftAfTOn o 0 central/federal
government A A / m’bWiM 3 [U] the activity or the
manner of controlling a country ( -#ft ) '&3, HE&AA, fltfe:
strong government 3® ^ A (ft HE ?n 0 The Democrats are now in
government in the
governmental actions fl&JfrfrAj .government and binding
theory (also
binding
theory) noun [U] (linguistics ilfW) a theory of
grammar based on the idea that a series of conditions relate the parts of a
sentence together AjSE£ft^3i&,
^Wt)
.government health warning noun 1 (in Britain) a notice
that must by law appear on a product, especially a pack of cigarettes, that
warns people that it is dangerous to their health ( $® ^ A rp
± (ft() 2 (also 'health .warning) (BrE) a warning that sth
should be treated carefully because it may cause problems (ftiF^A: These figures should
come with a government
health warning. j&Siic AMPft
gOV-eiTI-Or o-w /'gAvana(r); NAmE -varn-/ noun
2
(also Governor) a person who is the
official head of
a country or region that
is governed by another country £Jt ?p # ; If A ; &
Hf; the
former governor of the colony W 0 a provincial governor
^ A
3
(also Governor) a person who is chosen
to be in
charge of the government of a
state in the
Arizona governor 3EfiJ#^jt|#| A O Governor Tom Kean
® 'Ji'l A 3 (especially BrE) a member of a group of
people who are responsible for controlling an institution such as a school, a
college or a hospital (
) Mm, Mm: a school
governor ¥ AHA O the board of governors of the college A'l^llAA 4 (BrE) a person who is in
charge of an institution ± fh flll^.AAi a prison governor ]£MA 0 the
governor of the Bank of
^fln] I«1 — see also guv’nor
.Governor 'General noun (pi. Governors General or Governor Generals) the official
representative in a country of the country that has or had political control
over it, especially the representative of the British King or Queen in a
Commonwealth country ( W^f^jp
^jAA)
govt (also govt, especially in NAmE) abbr. (in writing) government
( AAAI A ) jM ,go 'well exclamation (SAfrE) used to say goodbye to
sb # JSL; AA: I hope you enjoy your holiday. Go well! #£#
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