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IELTS BNC: 954 COCA: 947

fish

1 fish /ˈfɪʃ/ noun
plural fish or fishes
1 fish
/ˈfɪʃ/
noun
plural fish or fishes
Learner's definition of FISH
[count] : a cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes with gills, and usually has fins and scales
see color picture on this page
Usage用法 When you are talking about more than one fish, the plural fish is more commonly used than fishes.表示两条或两条以上的鱼时,复数形式fish比fishes更常用。
When you are talking about more than one kind or species of fish, both fishes and fish are used.表示两种或两种以上的鱼类时,fishes和fish都可用。
[noncount] : the meat of a fish eaten as food鱼肉

a big fish in a small pond

(chiefly US) or British a big fish in a little pond
: a person who is very well known or important in a small group of people but who is not known or important outside that group小塘里的大鱼;矮子中的高个儿;小地方的大人物

a fish out of water

: a person who is in a place or situation that seems unnatural or uncomfortable离水之鱼;在陌生环境里不得其所的人

drink like a fish

see 1drink

fish in the sea

informal
used to say that there are many more people available for a romantic relationship海里的鱼有的是;可以恋爱的人多的是

fish to fry

informal
: things to do or deal with要做(或处理)的事情

neither fish nor fowl

: a person or thing that does not belong to a particular class or category非鱼非禽;非驴非马;不伦不类

odd/queer fish

British, informal
: a strange or unusual person古怪的人;荒唐的人
see also cold fish, kettle of fish at kettle

— fishless

/ˈfɪʃləs/ adjective

— fishlike

/ˈfɪsˌlaɪk/ adjective
2 fish /ˈfɪʃ/ verb
fishes; fished; fishing
2 fish
/ˈfɪʃ/
verb
fishes; fished; fishing
Learner's definition of FISH
[no object] : to catch or try to catch fish抓鱼;钓鱼;捕鱼
[+ object] : to catch or try to catch fish in (a river, stream, etc.)(在河里、溪里等)捕鱼
[no object] : to search for something by feeling : to use your hand to try to find something摸索;摸找

fish for

[phrasal verb]
fish for (something)
: to ask for or try to get (something, such as praise or attention) in an indirect way转弯抹角地寻求(表扬或注意)

fish or cut bait

US, informal
: to stop hesitating and choose to do or not do something不再动摇;要么全力以赴要么放弃

fish out

[phrasal verb]
fish (something) out or fish out (something)
: to pull (something) out of water or some other liquid(从水里或其他液体里)捞出,取出
: to pull (something) out from a container, bag, etc.(从容器或袋子里)摸出,掏出
IELTS BNC: 954 COCA: 947

See also: fish


fish

1 of 2

noun

plural fish or fishes
often attributive
1
a
: an aquatic animal
usually used in combination
starfishcuttlefish
b
: any of numerous cold-blooded strictly aquatic craniate vertebrates that include the bony fishes and usually the cartilaginous and jawless fishes and that have typically an elongated somewhat spindle-shaped body terminating in a broad caudal (see caudal sense 2) fin, limbs in the form of fins when present at all, and a 2-chambered heart by which blood is sent through thoracic gills to be oxygenated
freshwater fish
tropical fish
2
: the flesh of fish used as food
We're having fish for dinner.
3
a
: a person who is caught or is wanted (as in a criminal investigation)
b
: fellow, person
an odd fish
c
: sucker sense 5a
felt sorry for the poor fish
4
: something that resembles a fish: such as
a
Fish or Fishes plural : pisces sense 1
b
: torpedo sense 1b
The submarine's fish hit the freighter.
fishless adjective
fishlike adjective

Illustration of fish

Illustration of fish
  • 1 mandible
  • 2 nasal opening
  • 3 eye
  • 4 cheek
  • 5 operculum
  • 6 dorsal fins
  • 7 lateral line
  • 8 caudal fin
  • 9 scales
  • 10 anal fin
  • 11 anus
  • 12 pectoral fin
  • 13 pelvic fin
  • 14 maxilla
  • 15 premaxilla
  • 16 upper jaw

fish

2 of 2

verb

fished; fishing; fishes

intransitive verb

1
: to attempt to catch fish
2
: to seek something by roundabout means
fishing for a compliment
3
a
: to search for something underwater
fish for pearls
b
: to engage in a search by groping or feeling
fishing around in her purse for her keys

transitive verb

1
a
: to try to catch fish in
b
: to fish with : use (something, such as a boat, a net, or bait) in fishing
2
a
: to go fishing for
fish salmon
b
: to pull or draw as if fishing
fished the ball from under the car
fish wires through a conduit
fishability noun
fishable adjective
Phrases
fish out of water
: a person who is in an unnatural or uncomfortable sphere or situation
The country boy felt like a fish out of water in the big city.
fish to fry
: concerns or interests to pursue
usually used with other
can't deal with that problem now; we've got other fish to fry right now
neither fish nor fowl
: one that does not belong to a particular class or category
The movie is neither fish nor fowl—it's not really a comedy, but it's too light-hearted to be called a drama.
fish or cut bait
: to make a choice between alternatives

Example Sentences

Noun We're having fish for dinner. he's rather an odd fish Verb We spent the afternoon fishing for trout. They fished the stream all morning. She was fishing around in her purse for her keys.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The signature dish, however, is the traditional Trapani fish couscous. Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 17 Sep. 2022 The whole movie was about a fish that can’t find his dad. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2022 His 35-pound kingfish catch was the heaviest fish caught in the tournament. Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022 Lampreys are parasitic fish with a suction-cup mouth, ringed with sharp, horny teeth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Bill Laitner, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 The oceans are already overfished, and soon there won’t be enough fish for the millions of spicy tuna rolls consumed each year in the U.S. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 31 Aug. 2022 That was enough fish to serve a quarter-pound of salmon to every person in America. Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022 Is a prehistoric fish making a comeback in Georgia? Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 In other words, the National Zoo is neither fish nor fowl. James V. Grimaldi, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022
Verb
And fish, and deers, and deer antlers, and birds, and the sky and love. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2022 As of 2020, Alaskans hold 44% of the 1,862 drift gillnet fleet permits, and 64% of the 964 permits to fish from beaches with setnets. Loren Holmes, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022 Her foster parents had a farm in Kinder, La., and taught her how to fish, hunt, can, sew and milk cows. Gale Hollandstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022 Haltermann learned to fish at the national park with his dad and returns about twice a month. Ashlee Burns, USA TODAY, 20 May 2022 For adults wanting to fish a bit with the kids, hang around. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 12 May 2022 The birds used both the twigs and the leaves to fish prey out of crevices. Marlene Zuk, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2022 Event organizer Marty Wright said fishermen could fish for sharks from Ocean Isle Beach to Oak Island, and that participants would only be using baitfish dropped from kayaks about 300 to 600 feet offshore, WWAY reported. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022 Today, most of the local economy depends on tourists who come to splash in the reservoir, which extends deep into Wyoming, or to fish and float the Green. Bill Weir, CNN, 18 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Old English fisc; akin to Old High German fisc fish, Latin piscis

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fish was before the 12th century
IELTS BNC: 954 COCA: 947
fish

noun¹

1animal that lives and breathes in waterADJECTIVE | ... OF FISH | VERB + FISH | FISH + VERB | FISH + NOUN ADJECTIVEfreshwater, marine, saltwater, sea淡水魚;海魚;鹹水魚cold-water, tropical冷水性魚類;熱帶魚aquarium水族館中的魚predatory掠食性魚類farmed養殖的魚wild野生的魚... OF FISHschool, shoal魚群VERB + FISHcatch, land打魚;捕魚He landed a big fish.他捕到一條大魚。breed, farm, have, keep養魚fish farmed in Canada在加拿大養殖的魚He keeps tropical fish.他養熱帶魚。FISH + VERBswim魚遊水hatch魚孵卵bite魚上鈎The fish aren't biting (= taking the bait) today.今天魚不咬鈎。FISH + NOUNspecies魚類eggs魚卵bowl, pond, tank魚缸;魚塘;魚池food魚食population, stocks魚的種群;魚類資源the depletion of fish stocks魚類資源的消耗hook魚鈎farm養魚場farming魚類養殖farmer養魚場場主
fish

noun²

2fish as food食用魚ADJECTIVE | ... OF FISH | VERB + FISH | FISH + VERB | FISH + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEfresh鮮魚dried, frozen, salted, smoked乾魚;凍魚;鹹魚;熏魚fatty, oily含脂肪多的魚white淡色的魚raw未加工的魚fried, grilled炸魚;烤魚... OF FISHbit, piece一點兒/一塊魚肉fillet/filet魚柳VERB + FISHeat, have吃魚clean, fillet, gut, prepare, skin清洗魚;把魚切成條;除去魚內臟;準備食用的魚;去魚皮I cleaned and filleted the fish.我把魚洗淨並切條。marinate醃漬魚bake, cook, fry, grill, poach, steam烤魚;做魚;炸魚;烤炙魚;燉魚;蒸魚FISH + VERBtaste魚嚐起來This fish tastes funny.這魚的味道有點兒怪。FISH + NOUNbone魚骨fillet/filet魚柳dish魚做的菜cake (usually fishcake) (especially BrE) , finger, paste, pie, sauce, soup, stew, stick, stock魚餅;(塗有麪包粉的)凍魚條;(塗在三明治上的)魚醬;魚肉餡餅;魚露;魚湯;燉的魚;原汁魚湯oil魚油market, shop (BrE) 魚市;魚店knife, slice (BrE) 吃魚用的餐刀;煎魚鍋鏟PHRASESfish and chips (especially BrE) 炸魚薯條 topic at food

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