gaggle

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water. collective
    — The Canada geese always flew over the 80 acre lake; it was a landmark on their route and a stopping point for many a gaggle, where many hours were spent after feeding in the farmers' fields.
  2. Any group or gathering of related things, particularly one perceived as noisy, boisterous or chaotic. broadly
    — A gaggle of gays—probably no more than 15 or so, but from our perspective there seemed to be literally scores of them—pranced, skipped and otherwise just plain camped their way into the last few rows of seats.
  3. Short for press gaggle: an informal briefing of journalists. abbreviation,alt-of
    — Last week, Mr. Trump told the [Christian Science] Monitor during a gaggle with reporters that there were “about four” other states where Republicans should redraw the maps besides Texas.
  4. A group of women. collective,historical
动词 v.
  1. To make a noise like a goose; to cackle.
    — Geese do gaggle

词形变化

gaggles plural gaggles present,singular,third-person gaggling participle,present gaggled participle,past gaggled past

词汇关系

衍生词
press gaggle

词源

词源 1
From Middle English gagelen (“to cackle; cackle like a goose”). Compare Dutch gaggelen (“to cackle”), Icelandic gagl (“small goose; gosling”), Norwegian Nynorsk gagl (“wild goose”).
词源 2
From Middle English gagelen (“to cackle; cackle like a goose”). Compare Dutch gaggelen (“to cackle”), Icelandic gagl (“small goose; gosling”), Norwegian Nynorsk gagl (“wild goose”).
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