gander

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gan·der /ˈɡændə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1. HBBa male goose1 雄鹅2. have/take a gander at something spokenLOOK AT to look at something 看一看某物

Examples from the Corpus

gander• All I did in that bloody room was take a gander while Annie was answering the phone.• Sauce for the goose but not, apparently the gander!• What has been sauce for the goose has not been sauce for the gander.• What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.Origin gander Old English gandra

gan·der nounChineseSyllable  

goose1 Corpus male a

gander
gan‧der /ˈɡændə $ -ər/ noun [countable]1. a male goose¹
2. have/take a gander at something spoken to look at something

gan·derBrE /ˈɡændə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡændər/ 🔊 nouna male goose (= a bird like a large duck ) 公鹅●have/take a ˈgander (at sth)(informal) to look at sth 看一看；看一眼●what's ˌsauce for the ˈgoose is ˌsauce for the ˈgander(old-fashioned, saying) what one person is allowed to do, another person must be allowed to do in a similar situation 适于此者亦应适于彼；应该一视同仁