gannet

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈɡænɪt/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. A voracious eater; a glutton. South-Africa,UK
动词 v.
  1. To wolf down, gobble or eat (something) voraciously. UK,informal,transitive
    — She was no longer in the company of her older sister and mother who had often scolded her for ganneting down her food.

词形变化

gannets plural gannets present,singular,third-person ganneting participle,present ganneted participle,past ganneted past

词汇关系

衍生词
Australasian gannet booby gannet Cape gannet common gannet gannetry gannet's bath North Atlantic gannet northern gannet

词源

词源 1
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”.
词源 2
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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