goop

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A thick, slimy substance; goo. informal,uncountable,usually
    — The flesh [of the mistletoe berry] is sticky, and forms strings and ribbons between my thumb and forefinger. For the mistletoe, this viscous goop – and by the way, viscous comes to English from viscum – is crucial. The stickiness means that, after eating the berries, birds often regurgitate the seeds and then wipe their bills on twigs – leading to the seeds' getting glued to the tree, where they can germinate and begin the cycle anew.
  2. A silly, stupid, or boorish person. countable,dated,derogatory,informal,usually
    — I pointed out that Stiffy, who is pure padded cell from the foundation up, was planning to marry the Rev. H.P. Pinker, himself as pronounced a goop as ever preached the Hivites and Hittites
动词 v.
  1. To apply a thick, slimy, or goo-like substance. informal
    — Airstream, 1977. He showed her ones on eBay that looked like blunt rifle slugs, went for crazy money in any condition at all. The uncle had gooped this one over with white expansion foam, gone gray and dirty now, to stop it leaking and for insulation.
  2. To stare; gawk. dated,informal
    — Young John blushed at being found “gooping” at himself in the glass.

词形变化

goops plural goops present,singular,third-person gooping participle,present gooped participle,past gooped past

词汇关系

衍生词
gook goopy

词源

词源 1
1930s, perhaps a variant of goo; compare gloop, and glob.
词源 2
1930s, perhaps a variant of goo; compare gloop, and glob.
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