单词	grouse
释义	grouse1 noungrouse2 verb grousegrouse1 /ɡraʊs/ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINgrouse1 Origin: 1500-1600 Perhaps from Latin gruta, name of a type of bird hunted for food Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As we walked, grouse rose from the heather, calling out in alarm,. It is the same for sage grouse. Meanwhile, a grouse landed in an apple tree beside me, then flew down to the ground and walked away. This recipe works well with any of the small birds-quail, squab, grouse. Throughout the day the grouse drums in the woods, and the woodcock performs its exuberant ritual at dawn and dusk. word sets WORD SETS► Birds auk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► black · Birds under threat include dunlin, golden plover, black grouse, merlin and hen harrier.· On Northumbrian moors the red grouse and the black grouse live in virtually identical habitats. ► sage · A sage grouse in full mating display will compete for the attentions of females on the lek.· We are not like sage grouse whose marriages last for minutes.· A male gorilla or sage grouse does not refuse to mate with a female because of her appearance.· It is the same for sage grouse. NOUN► moor · Only 25 percent of nests on managed grouse moors were successful compared with 75 percent on unmanaged moors.· A 1,500-acre grouse moor will generate enough electricity in this way to power a town of 6,000 people.· His grouse moors stretched further than she could see. 1 [countable, uncountable] (plural grouse) a small bird that is hunted and shot for food and sport, or the flesh of this bird:  the grouse shooting season roast grouse2[countable] informal a complaint:  His main grouse is that he isn’t paid enough. grouse1 noungrouse2 verb grousegrouse2 verb [intransitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINgrouse2 Origin: 1800-1900 Perhaps from Old French grouchier; ➔ GROUCH1 Verb Table VERB TABLE grouse Simple Form Present I, you, we, they grouse he, she, it grouses Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they groused Present perfect I, you, we, they have groused he, she, it has groused Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had groused Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will grouse Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have groused Continuous Form Present I am grousing he, she, it is grousing you, we, they are grousing Past I, he, she, it was grousing you, we, they were grousing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been grousing he, she, it has been grousing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been grousing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be grousing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been grousing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES "Everything tastes the same," George groused. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He nagged at Fritz, he groused about the dull food, he broke some plates against the wall. So Brick, who had at first dismay, now had no room to grouse. Stuyvesant, grousing, harassed the exiles and hampered their efforts to buy homes and cemetery plots. There was some grousing about the way the game had gone but, for the most part, we were pretty good. They do not have too much to grouse about, though: the family's income is about 1,600 yuan a month. informal to complain about something SYN  moangrouse about I haven’t really got much to grouse about.
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