| 单词 | grouse |
| 释义 | grouse (once / 2094 pages) 1nv 2v A grouse is a small game bird. But the verb to grouse is different. It means to gripe about how unhappy you are. It's not recommended for most people, because grousing is unattractive. People's excitement about the rise of the Internet has been largely replaced by disappointment that it's turned out to be essentially a forum for people to grouse. No disappointment is too small to grouse about on the Internet. Did you stub your toe? Grouse about it in your blog! Did your sister tattletale? Get online and start grousing. "I grouse, therefore I am," might be the motto of the Internet. Oh well: now I'm grousing too. WORD FAMILYgrouse: groused, grouses, grousing USAGE EXAMPLESHe ordered more bugs and privately groused that Nixon’s behavior amounted to “treason.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The seasons for ruffed grouse, bobwhite quail and pheasant all end on Saturday. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Sage grouse live in 11 Western states, but their numbers are down significantly because of habitat loss. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1n popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet Hypo|Hyper black grouse grouse of which the male is bluish-black ptarmiganlarge Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage Tetrao urogallus, capercaillie, capercailzie, horse of the woodlarge black Old World grouse Canachites canadensis, spruce grouseNorth American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles Centrocercus urophasianus, sage grouse, sage henlarge grouse of sagebrush regions of North America Bonasa umbellus, partridge, ruffed grousevalued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada Pedioecetes phasianellus, sharp-tailed grouse, sprig tail, sprigtaillarge grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America prairie chicken, prairie fowl, prairie grousebrown mottled North American grouse of western prairies European black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix, heathfowllarge northern European grouse that is black with a lyre-shaped tail Asian black grouse, Lyrurus mlokosiewiczia black grouse of western Asia black cock, blackcockmale black grouse gray hen, grayhen, grey hen, greyhen, heath henfemale black grouse Lagopus scoticus, moor-bird, moorbird, moorfowl, moorgame, red grousereddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain Tympanuchus cupido, greater prairie chickenthe most common variety of prairie chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, lesser prairie chickena smaller prairie chicken of western Texas Tympanuchus cupido cupido, heath henextinct prairie chicken game bird any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport 2n flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil Hyper wildfowl flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food 3v hunt grouse 2Hyper fowl hunt fowl in the forest v complain Syn|Hyper beef, bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, holler, squawk complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
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