grouse
n
(pl unchanged 復數不變)
(a) [C] small dark bird of northern hilly areas, shot for sport and food 松雞; 松雞類
[attrib 作定語]
`grouse shooting on the moors of Scotland and northern England 在蘇格蘭與英格蘭北部之松雞獵場上獵松雞. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1插圖, page v.
(b) [U] its flesh as food 松雞肉: roast grouse 烤松雞肉.
grouse v (infml usu derog 口, 通常作貶義) [I, Ipr]
~ (about sb/sth) grumble; complain 抱怨; 發牢騷
He`s always grousing about the work-load. 他總是抱怨工作量大. grouse, n complaint 怨言; 牢騷
If you've got any grouses, you`d better tell me about them. 你若有什麼不滿就跟我說.