| 单词 | goner |
| 释义 | goner (once / 20700 pages) n A goner is someone or something that can't be saved — it's lost, or doomed. When you know your video game character is about to die, it's clear she's a goner. The informal goner is great for describing a person who's desperate or ill-fated. If you narrowly avoid a bad car accident, you might say, "I thought I was a goner," and if your cat catches a small bird, you can be fairly certain it's a goner. Goner is a colloquial American word that stems from the earlier terms "gone goose" and "gone coon," which have the same meaning. WORD FAMILYgoner: goners USAGE EXAMPLESFrom the first notes of the Nashville singer-songwriter Margo Price’s heartbreaking “Since You Put Me Down,” I was a goner. The New Yorker(Dec 07, 2016) The car is a goner, though, when it's not safe or you can't shake worry about being stranded, he says. US News(Sep 19, 2016) After one night with the child, Isabel is a goner. Washington Times(Aug 31, 2016) n a person in desperate straits; someone doomed I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work Syn|Hyper toast desperate a person who is frightened and in need of help |
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