| 词组 | gad |
| 释义 | gad noun in horse racing, the whip used by jockeys US, 1976gad about/around gad about/around BrE informal to go to many different places to enjoy yourself, especially when you should be doing something else: I'm stuck at home with the kids while he's gadding about with his friends!■ SIMILAR TO: gallivant about/aroundgadabout n C BrE someone who goes out a lot to enjoy themselves and often does not do much work: Charlie had always been a gadabout, spending most of his time with one girl or another. on the gaddated Moving or roaming about, especially without distinct purpose or direction. This town becomes overrun with young men and women on the gad during the summer. The entire herd of cattle had escaped and were on the gad in the fields around the farm. gad aroundTo wander in search of fun or pleasure. You can't just gad around all day—you have to get some work done too. gad aboutTo wander in search of fun or pleasure. You can't just gad about all day—you have to get some work done too. gad aroundand gad aboutto go from place to place, having fun. I'm too old to gad around like that. She wasted too much time gadding about with her friends. on (or upon) the gadon the move.The noun gad is archaic and is now used only in this expression. The verb gad meaning ‘go from one place to another in search of pleasure’, is more familiar today; both may have their origins in an obsolete word gadling , meaning ‘a wanderer or vagabond’. |
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