听声词典

play gooseberry

P 开头单词

基本解释

  • 不识趣地硬插在两个情侣之间

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英汉例句

    双语例句

  • I’ll leave you alone. I’m sure you don’t want me to play gooseberry.
    我想让你们单独在一起，我肯定你们不想让我当电灯泡吧。
  • I'll leave you two young people alone；I’m sure you don’t want me to play gooseberry。
    你们两个年轻人单独在一起吧，我敢肯定你们不希望我夹在你们中间。
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  • Janet and John have asked me to go round for the evening but I don't want to play gooseberry.
    珍妮特和约翰请我晚上去，可我不愿作陪媪。 收藏。

词组短语

    短语

  • Play a gooseberry 不知趣的和一对情侣待在一起
  • to play gooseberry 做不知趣的人

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • to be an unwanted third person who is present when two other people, especially two people having a romantic relationship, want to be alone