plural fish or fishes
plural fish or fishes
Learner's definition of FISH
1
[count] : a cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes with gills, and usually has fins and scales鱼 — 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。 2
[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
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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 — fishless
/ˈfɪʃləs/ adjective — fishlike
/ˈfɪsˌlaɪk/ adjective 2 fish /ˈfɪʃ/ verb
fishes; fished; fishing
fishes; fished; fishing
Learner's definition of FISH
1
a [no object] : to catch or try to catch fish抓鱼;钓鱼;捕鱼 b [+ object] : to catch or try to catch fish in (a river, stream, etc.)(在河里、溪里等)捕鱼 2
[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] 1 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 2
: to pull (something) out from a container, bag, etc.(从容器或袋子里)摸出,掏出