fish
n
(pl unchanged or ~es 復(fù)數(shù)或不變或作fishes) =>Usage 見所附用法.
1 [C] cold-blooded animal living in water and breathing through gills, with fins and a tail for swimming 魚
They caught several fish. 他們捉到幾條魚.
fishes, frogs and crabs 魚、 青蛙和螃蟹 =>illus 見插圖.
2 [U] flesh of fish eaten as food 魚肉
frozen, smoked, fresh, etc fish 凍魚、 熏魚、 鮮魚
boiled, fried, grilled, etc fish 煮魚、 炸魚、 烤魚
Fish was served after the first course. 第一道菜之後就上了魚.
3 (idm 習語) a big fish => big. a cold fish => cold1. a different kettle of fish => different. drink like a fish => drink2. a fine, etc kettle of fish => kettle. a ,fish out of `water person who feels uncomfortable or awkward because he is in unfamiliar surroundings 離開水的魚(因環(huán)境不熟悉而感到不舒服或?qū)擂蔚娜耍?
With my working-class background I feel like a fish out of water among these high-society people. 我出身於工人階級, 在上流社會中感到很不自在. have `bigger/`other fish to fry have more important, interesting, etc things to do 另有要事或有興趣的事要做. neither fish, flesh nor good red herring (saying 諺) difficult to identify or classify; vague; ambiguous 難以識別或分類的; 非驢非馬的; 不倫不類的. an `odd/a `queer fish (infml 口) eccentric person; person whom others find hard to understand 古怪的人; 難以理解的人
He's a bit of an odd fish -- he's never been out of his house for years. 他這個人很古怪--多年來深居簡出. play a `fish (when fishing with a rod and line) allow a fish to exhaust itself by forcing it to pull against the line (釣魚時)讓魚拉釣線使之疲乏. there are (plenty of) `other fish in the sea; there are (plenty) `more (good) fish in the sea there are many other people/things that are as good as the one that has proved unsuccessful 海里的魚有的是(這個不成, 好的人[事物]還有很多). fish, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
1 Fish as a countable noun has two plural forms
fish and fishes. *fish一詞作可數(shù)名詞時有兩個復(fù)數(shù)形式
fish和fishes. 1 Fish is the more usual form, used when referring to a mass of them in the water to be caught or seen 較普通的形式是fish, 指水中可捕捉或可看見的魚
The number of fish in coastal waters has decreased. 沿海魚的數(shù)量已減少了.
A lot of fish were caught during the competition. 在比賽中捉到很多魚. 2 Fishes is used to refer to different species of fish *fishes的形式是用以指魚的不同品種
He studies in particular the fishes of the Indian Ocean. 他專門研究印度洋的魚類.
fish v
1
(a) [I, Ipr] ~ (for sth) try to catch fish with hooks, nets, etc (用魚 、 魚網(wǎng)等)捕魚
I often fish/go fishing at weekends. 我常在周末去釣魚.
fishing for salmon 捕大麻哈魚.
(b) [Tn] try to catch fish in (an area of water) 在(某水域)中捕魚
fish a river, lake, etc 在河中、 湖中等捕魚.
2 [Ipr] ~ for sth search for sth, esp in an area of water or a hidden place 尋找某物(尤指於某水域或隱蔽處)
fish for pearls 采集珍珠
Fishing (around) in the bag for the keys. 在袋子里摸找鑰匙.
3 (idm 習語) fish in troubled waters try to gain advantages for oneself from a disturbed state of affairs 混水摸魚.
4 (phr v) fish for sth try to gain sth by indirect methods 設(shè)法用間接手段得到某事物
fish for compliments, information, praise 拐彎抹角獲得恭維、 情報、 贊揚. fish sth out (of sth) take or pull sth out (of sth) esp after searching for it 經(jīng)搜尋後從(某物)中拖出或拉出某物
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?? 擴展釋義
*[fi?]n. 魚, 魚肉, 魚類, 接合板vt. 釣, 釣魚, 查出, 用接合板連接vi. 捕魚, 釣魚, 用鉤撈取, 摸索尋找【醫(yī)】 魚相關(guān)詞組: fish out to fish in the air