单词 | goat |
释义 | Word Frequency goat(ɡəʊt) noun 1. any sure-footed agile bovid mammal of the genus Capra, naturally inhabiting rough stony ground in Europe, Asia, and N Africa, typically having a brown-grey colouring and a beard. Domesticated varieties (C. hircus) are reared for milk, meat, and wool ▶ Related adjectives: caprine, hircine2. short for Rocky Mountain goat 3. informal a lecherous man 4. a bad or inferior member of any group (esp in the phrase separate the sheep from the goats) 5. short for scapegoat 6. act the goat 7. get someone's goat Derived forms goatlike (ˈgoatˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English gāt; related to Old Norse geit, Old High German geiz, Latin haedus kidWord Frequency Goat(ɡəʊt) noun the Goat Word Frequency GOAT informal, mainly US sport abbreviation for greatest of all time |
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