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goo

UK /ɡuː/US /ɡuː/

词源

可能源自1900年代美国英语,模仿黏稠物质的声音。与古英语'gō'(黏土)可能有间接关联。

noun

❶ 指粘稠、黏糊的物质,通常用于形容液体或半固体的粘性物质,如胶水、泥浆等。

“The child got sticky goo all over his hands.”

(孩子手上沾满了黏糊糊的东西。)

“The machine was clogged with some kind of black goo.”

(机器被某种黑色的黏稠物堵住了。)

❶ 在口语中,有时也用于表达过度甜腻或情感泛滥的内容,带有轻微贬义。

“The movie was full of romantic goo.”

(这部电影充满了甜腻的爱情桥段。)

“I can't stand all that sentimental goo in her letters.”

(我受不了她信里那些多愁善感的内容。)

同义词:slime, gunk, muck, ooze, gloop

verb

❶ 指变得黏糊或呈现黏稠状态,常用于描述物质的变化过程。

“The candy started to goo in the hot sun.”

(糖果在烈日下开始变得黏糊。)

“The mixture will goo up if you add too much water.”

(如果加太多水,混合物会变得黏糊。)

同义词:clump, coagulate, thicken, congeal

常见短语

goo-goo eyes — 指充满爱意或迷恋的眼神,通常带有夸张或幼稚的意味。

“He was making goo-goo eyes at the waitress.”

(他对着女服务员抛媚眼。)

all goo — 形容某物完全变成黏稠状态,或指情况变得混乱不堪。

“After the accident, the road was all goo from the spilled chemicals.”

(事故发生后,道路上洒出的化学品让路面变得黏糊一片。)