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a chub
chub 是可数名词，指单条鱼时要用 a/an。
A chub darted under the bridge.
一条白鲑从桥下飞快游过。
白鲑
chubs — plural of chub
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
白鲑
chub
A chub darted under the bridge.
一条白鲑从桥下飞快游过。
鲤科(Cyprinidae)淡水鱼中的多种种类之一,尤指:
One of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially:
一种塑料或其他柔性包装的肉,多为碎肉或午餐肉。
A plastic or other flexible package of meat, usually ground meat or luncheon meat.
欧洲淡水游钓鱼类,体厚呈纺锤形
European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
各种大致相关的海洋或淡水鱼。
Any of various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes.
We saw a chub swimming near the riverbank.
我们看到一条白鲑在河岸附近游动。
The chubs in this lake are larger than usual.
这个湖里的白鲑比平时更大。
He caught a chub from the deep water.
他从深水中钓到一条白鲑。
chub 是可数名词，指单条鱼时要用 a/an。
A chub darted under the bridge.
一条白鲑从桥下飞快游过。
chub 的复数形式是 chubs，直接加 -s。
Chubs are popular among anglers.
白鲑很受钓鱼者欢迎。
定冠词加单数名词可用来指整个物种。
The chub is a European freshwater fish.
白鲑是一种欧洲淡水鱼。
Not this
We caught several chub in the river.
Use this
We caught several chubs in the river.
chub 是可数名词，复数形式为规则的 chubs，不像 fish 或 salmon 那样用零复数，所以 several 后必须加 -s。
Not this
The baby has chub cheeks.
Use this
The baby has chubby cheeks.
chub 是名词，指一种鱼；表示“胖乎乎的”要用形容词 chubby，不能把名词 chub 当形容词用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
钓白鲑
Chub fishing requires patience and a quiet approach.
钓白鲑需要耐心和轻声细语。
捕获白鲑
He caught a chub that weighed over three pounds.
他捕到一条超过三磅重的白鲑。
河中白鲑
The river chub hides near overhanging banks.
河里的白鲑躲在悬垂的河岸附近。
钓白鲑用的饵
Cheese makes excellent chub bait.
奶酪是钓白鲑的绝佳饵料。
大白鲑
A big chub pulled his line hard.
一条大白鲑狠狠拉他的钓线。
Use chubs naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
chub 像 chubby（胖乎乎）去掉 -by，记住这种鱼身体粗短圆胖，像个小胖墩。
语域：neutral 常见场景：钓鱼、鱼类图鉴、淡水鱼介绍 作为淡水鱼的通称，多用于日常交谈、钓鱼和科普介绍，语气中性；若在正式场景需指具体鱼种，可搭配学名以免歧义。
这些词都以 -ub 结尾，发音均为 /ʌb/，与 chub /tʃʌb/ 押韵。注意不要被拼写相似的 chubby /ˈtʃʌbi/ 或 cube /kjuːb/ 迷惑，它们与这些词并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.