goat 音標拼音: [g'ot]
n . 山羊,替罪羊;壞人,色鬼
山羊,替罪羊;壞人,色鬼
goat n 1 :
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns [
synonym : {
goat }, {
caprine animal }]
2 :
a victim of ridicule or pranks [
synonym : {
butt }, {
goat },
{
laughingstock }, {
stooge }]
3 : (
astrology )
a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn [
synonym : {
Capricorn }, {
Goat }]
4 :
the tenth sign of the zodiac ;
the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 [
synonym : {
Capricorn }, {
Capricorn the Goat }, {
Goat }]
Goat \
Goat \ (
g [=
o ]
t ),
n . [
OE goot ,
got ,
gat ,
AS .
g [=
a ]
t ;
akin to D .
geit ,
OHG .
geiz ,
G .
geiss ,
Icel .
geit ,
Sw .
get ,
Dan .
ged ,
Goth .
gaits ,
L .
haedus a young goat ,
kid .] (
Zool .)
A hollow -
horned ruminant of the genus {
Capra },
of several species and varieties ,
esp .
the domestic goat ({
Capra hircus }),
which is raised for its milk ,
flesh ,
and skin .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have long ,
silky hair ,
used in the manufacture of textile fabrics .
The wild or bezoar goat ({
Capra [
ae ]
gagrus }),
of Asia Minor ,
noted for the bezoar stones found in its stomach ,
is supposed to be one of the ancestral species of the domestic goat .
The Rocky Mountain goat ({
Haplocercus montanus })
is more nearly related to the antelopes .
See {
Mazame }.
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Goat antelope } (
Zool ),
one of several species of antelopes ,
which in some respects resemble a goat ,
having recurved horns ,
a stout body ,
large hoofs ,
and a short ,
flat tail ,
as the goral ,
thar ,
mazame ,
and chikara .
{
Goat fig } (
Bot .),
the wild fig .
{
Goat house }.
(
a )
A place for keeping goats .
(
b )
A brothel . [
Obs .]
{
Goat moth } (
Zool .),
any moth of the genus {
Cossus },
esp .
the large European species ({
Cossus ligniperda }),
the larva of which burrows in oak and willow trees ,
and requires three years to mature .
It exhales an odor like that of the he -
goat .
{
Goat weed } (
Bot .),
a scrophulariaceous plant ,
of the genus {
Capraria } ({
Capraria biflora }).
{
Goat '
s bane } (
Bot .),
a poisonous plant ({
Aconitum Lucoctonum }),
bearing pale yellow flowers ,
introduced from Switzerland into England ;
wolfsbane .
{
Goat '
s foot } (
Bot .),
a kind of wood sorrel ({
Oxalis caprina })
growing at the Cape of Good Hope .
{
Goat '
s rue } (
Bot .),
a leguminous plant ({
Galega officinalis }
of Europe ,
or {
Tephrosia Virginiana }
in the United States ).
{
Goat '
s thorn } (
Bot .),
a thorny leguminous plant ({
Astragalus Tragacanthus }),
found in the Levant .
{
Goat '
s wheat } (
Bot .),
the genus {
Tragopyrum } (
now referred to {
Atraphaxis }).
[
1913 Webster ]
86 Moby Thesaurus words for "
goat ":
Priapus ,
aphrodisiomaniac ,
balker ,
balky horse ,
billy ,
billy goat ,
broad jumper ,
buck ,
bucking bronco ,
buckjumper ,
butt ,
byword ,
byword of reproach ,
crock ,
crowbait ,
derision ,
dirty old man ,
doe ,
doeling ,
dog ,
dupe ,
eroticomaniac ,
erotomaniac ,
fair game ,
fall guy ,
figure of fun ,
flea ,
fool ,
frog ,
game ,
garron ,
gazelle ,
gazingstock ,
grasshopper ,
gynecomaniac ,
hack ,
he -
goat ,
high jumper ,
hopper ,
hurdle racer ,
hurdler ,
jackrabbit ,
jade ,
jest ,
jestingstock ,
joke ,
jughead ,
jumper ,
jumping bean ,
jumping jack ,
kangaroo ,
kid ,
laughingstock ,
leaper ,
lecher ,
mockery ,
monkey ,
mountain goat ,
nag ,
nanny ,
nanny goat ,
old goat ,
patsy ,
plug ,
pole vaulter ,
roarer ,
rogue ,
rosinante ,
salmon ,
satyr ,
scalawag ,
scapegoat ,
she -
goat ,
stag ,
stiff ,
stock ,
sunfisher ,
target ,
timber topper ,
toy ,
vaulter ,
victim ,
whipping boy ,
whistler ,
whoremaster ,
whoremonger GoAT : // [
Usenet ]
Abbreviation : “
Go Away ,
Troll ”.
See troll .
Goat (
1 .)
Heb . '
ez ,
the she -
goat (
Gen .
15 :
9 ;
30 :
35 ;
31 :
38 ).
This Hebrew word is also used for the he -
goat (
Ex .
12 :
5 ;
Lev .
4 :
23 ;
Num .
28 :
15 ),
and to denote a kid (
Gen .
38 :
17 ,
20 ).
Hence it may be regarded as the generic name of the animal as domesticated .
It literally means "
strength ,"
and points to the superior strength of the goat as compared with the sheep .
(
2 .)
Heb . '
attud ,
only in plural ;
rendered "
rams " (
Gen .
31 :
10 ,
12 );
he -
goats (
Num .
7 :
17 -
88 ;
Isa .
1 :
11 );
goats (
Deut .
32 :
14 ;
Ps .
50 :
13 ).
They were used in sacrifice (
Ps .
66 :
15 ).
This word is used metaphorically for princes or chiefs in Isa .
14 :
9 ,
and in Zech .
10 :
3 as leaders . (
Comp .
Jer .
50 :
8 .)
(
3 .)
Heb .
gedi ,
properly a kid .
Its flesh was a delicacy among the Hebrews (
Gen .
27 :
9 ,
14 ,
17 ;
Judg .
6 :
19 ).
(
4 .)
Heb .
sa '
ir ,
meaning the "
shaggy ,"
a hairy goat ,
a he -
goat (
2 Chr .
29 :
23 ); "
a goat " (
Lev .
4 :
24 ); "
satyr " (
Isa .
13 :
21 );
"
devils " (
Lev .
17 :
7 ).
It is the goat of the sin -
offering (
Lev .
9 :
3 ,
15 ;
10 :
16 ).
(
5 .)
Heb .
tsaphir ,
a he -
goat of the goats (
2 Chr .
29 :
21 ).
In Dan .
8 :
5 ,
8 it is used as a symbol of the Macedonian empire .
(
6 .)
Heb .
tayish ,
a "
striker "
or "
butter ,"
rendered "
he -
goat "
(
Gen .
30 :
35 ;
32 :
14 ).
(
7 .)
Heb . '
azazel (
q .
v .),
the "
scapegoat " (
Lev .
16 :
8 ,
10 ,
26 ).
(
8 .)
There are two Hebrew words used to denote the undomesticated goat :,
_Yael_ ,
only in plural mountain goats (
1 Sam .
24 :
2 ;
Job 39 :
1 ;
Ps .
104 :
18 ).
It is derived from a word meaning "
to climb ."
It is the ibex ,
which abounded in the mountainous parts of Moab .
And _ '
akko_ ,
only in Deut .
14 :
5 ,
the wild goat .
Goats are mentioned in the New Testament in Matt .
25 :
32 ,
33 ;
Heb .
9 :
12 ,
13 ,
19 ;
10 :
4 .
They represent oppressors and wicked men (
Ezek .
34 :
17 ;
39 :
18 ;
Matt .
25 :
33 ).
Several varieties of the goat were familiar to the Hebrews .
They had an important place in their rural economy on account of the milk they afforded and the excellency of the flesh of the kid .
They formed an important part of pastoral wealth (
Gen .
31 :
10 ,
12 ;
32 :
14 ;
1 Sam .
25 :
2 ).
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