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单词 gongoozler
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Definition of gongoozler in English:

gongoozler

noun ɡɒŋˈɡuːzlə
informal
  • An idle spectator.

    〈非正式〉悠闲旁观的人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Alan Lindley, an eighth-generation lock keeper working on the Grand Canal, has been dealing with gongoozlers and boatmen for more than 20 years.
    • The area is thus ideal for tourists, as well as for gongoozlers.
    • Fradley is a very popular location for both boaters and gongoozlers and moorings can often be very difficult to find.
    • We will turn at Foxton and ascend the wonderful staircase locks, always a popular spot for gongoozlers.
    • Cowley lock had a sprinkling of gongoozlers as we started the ascent of the canal which only finishes atop the Chiltern Escarpment at Tring.

Origin

Early 20th century (originally denoting a person who idly watched activity on a canal); rare before 1970: perhaps from Lincolnshire dialect gawn and gooze 'stare, gape'.

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