gannet

n. 塘鹅

发音

UK /ˈɡænɪt/
其它

词形变化

gannets 复数 gannets ganneted ganneting gannets 三单 ganneting 现在分词 ganneted 过去式 ganneted 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.

  2. 2.

    A voracious eater; a glutton.

    南非
v.
  1. 1.

    To wolf down, gobble or eat (something) voraciously.

    非正式 及物

    She was no longer in the company of her older sister and mother who had often scolded her for ganneting down her food.

词汇关系

名词

下位词 3

booby solan solan goose

相关短语

northern gannet 北鲣鸟 common gannet

词源

From Middle English ganet, gante, from Old English ganot, from Proto-West Germanic *ganat, *ganatō, from Proto-Germanic *ganatuz, *ganutô (“gander”), ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *ganzô. Cognates Cognate with Dutch gent, Middle Low German gante, German Ganter, Ganser, all “gander, male goose”.

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