Gander



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 雄鹅;笨人; v. 闲逛
• ［例］ gander down to the port ( 漫步到港口去)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gandra; akin to Old English gōs goose
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. an adult male goose
• 2. simpleton

II. noun

• Etymology: probably from ［sup］1［/sup］gander; from the outstretched neck of a person craning to look at something
• Date: circa 1914
• look, glance <take a gander>

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