a bleak
bleak 作名词时可数，单数前用不定冠词 a/an。
He caught a bleak near the riverbank.
他在河岸边捕到一条欧鲦。
鲤科的一种小型欧洲河鱼(Alburnus alburnus)。
a small freshwater fish of the carp family, found in European rivers
鲤科的一种小型欧洲河鱼(Alburnus alburnus)。
A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae.
The fisherman lifted a small bleak out of the river and held it up to the light.
渔夫从河里捞出一条小小的欧鲦，举到光下细看。
用法提示：bleak 在此作可数名词，用单数形式，指一种小型欧洲河鱼。
Schools of bleaks swam close to the surface of the lake.
成群的欧鲦游在湖面附近。
用法提示：bleak 作名词，此处用复数形式 bleaks，表示多条这种小鱼。
My grandfather used to catch bleaks with a simple net when he was a boy.
我祖父小时候常用一张简单的网捕捞欧鲦。
用法提示：bleak 作名词，用复数 bleaks 指这种鱼，说明过去捕鱼的习惯。
bleak 作名词时可数，单数前用不定冠词 a/an。
He caught a bleak near the riverbank.
他在河岸边捕到一条欧鲦。
复数形式为 bleaks，可用来泛指这类鱼。
Bleaks are common in slow-flowing European rivers.
欧鲦在欧洲水流平缓的河流中很常见。
表示成群时可用 a shoal of bleaks 或 a school of bleaks。
A shoal of bleaks flashed silver in the sunlight.
一群欧鲦在阳光下闪着银光。
grammar · medium
易错句子Bleak is a small European river fish.
正确表达The bleak is a small European river fish.
英语用「the + 单数可数名词」泛指整个类别（物种），所以这里必须加定冠词 the；汉语说「欧鲦是一种小型欧洲河鱼」时不用冠词，受此影响容易漏掉 the。
grammar · medium
易错句子How much bleak did you catch?
正确表达How many bleak did you catch?
bleak 是可数名词（复数为 bleaks），可数名词要用 many 提问，不能用 much；汉语的「多少」不区分可数与不可数，所以容易误用 much。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bleaks is easy to catch.
正确表达The bleaks are easy to catch.
主语 the bleaks 是复数，be 动词必须用 are；汉语动词没有单复数变化，受此影响容易给复数主语配上单数谓语 is。
一群欧鲦
A shoal of bleak darted through the shallows.
一群欧鲦掠过浅水区。
钓欧鲦
Anglers often catch bleak in slow-moving rivers.
钓鱼的人常在缓缓流动的河里钓到欧鲦。
用欧鲦作鱼饵
Local fishermen use bleak as bait for pike.
当地渔民拿欧鲦作钓狗鱼的饵。
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