Noun:

1. spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries

2. currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies

goosen.鹅；鹅肉；雌鹅；笨蛋；长柄熨斗goosepen鹅圈, 鹅棚

1. It's gooseberry jam.
   这是醋栗果酱。
2. He was as green as a gooseberry.
   他年少无知。
3. I don't wish to play gooseberry.
   我不想当不识趣的人。
4. I had no intention to play gooseberry, and declined to go with them.
   我不想做电灯泡,婉拒和他们同行。