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goat

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n.山羊,<俚>色鬼,<美俚>替罪羊

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goat


/gəʊt; ˇot/
n
1 small lively horned animal with long hair 山羊
*goat's milk 羊奶
* climb like a mountain goat, ie very nimbly 像山羊般敏捷地爬. Cf 参看 billy-goat, nanny-goat. =>illus 见插图.
2 (sl 俚) unpleasant old man, esp one who is sexually active 讨厌的老头; (尤指)老色鬼
*Let go, you randy old goat! 放开我, 你这老色鬼!
3 (idm 习语) act/play the (giddy) `goat (infml 口) behave frivolously or irresponsibly 举止轻浮或不负责任. get sb's `goat (infml 口) greatly irritate or annoy sb 激怒或惹恼某人. separate the sheep from the goats => separate2.

goat


n[C]

[Language: Old English;Origin: gat]
an animal that has horns on top of its head and long hair under its chin, and can climb steep hills and rocks. Goats live wild in the mountains or are kept as farm animals.
get sb's goat
spoken informal to make someone extremely annoyed
old goatinformal
an unpleasant old man, especially one who annoys women in a sexual way
act/play the goat
BrE informal to behave in a silly way
billy goat, nanny goat
1. The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life being an ugly-looking black goat on a short length of rope tied to a tree in a field nearby.
    村里似乎无人居住,唯一的生命迹象是附近田里一只面目可憎的黑山羊,用一截短绳拴在一棵树上。

2. As he looked at it, the goat rolled over and died.
    正当他看着山羊的时候, 山羊翻了身死了.

3. On the ground lay an old sick goat.
    地上躺着一只生病的老山羊。

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