Word · Frequency #10634
eel
鳗鱼；鳝鱼
an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America
- 1.
Any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
鳗鲡目细长如蛇的淡水鱼
- 2.
the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
鳗鱼的肥美肉；一种产于欧美淡水中的细长鱼；大鳗鱼通常熏制或腌制
- 3.
A European eel (Anguilla anguilla).
欧洲鳗鲡
- 4.
voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
贪婪的蛇形海鱼或淡水鱼,皮肤光滑黏滑,通常无鳞,有连续的垂直鳍但无腹鳍
- 5.
Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape:
其他形似鳗鲡的动物,主要指外形
- 6.
Someone or something that is sneaky and/or hard to catch.
狡猾或难以捉摸的人或事物
鳗鱼肉；鳗鲡目细长如蛇的淡水鱼；鳗鱼的肥美肉；一种产于欧美淡水中的细长鱼；大鳗鱼通常熏制或腌制；欧洲鳗鲡；贪婪的蛇形海鱼或淡水鱼,皮肤光滑黏滑,通常无鳞,有连续的垂直鳍但无腹鳍
In use
At the restaurant, I ordered grilled eel with rice.
The fisherman caught a long eel in the river.
Some people enjoy smoked eel, but I prefer it fresh.
a(n) + eel (singular count)
指具体的一条鳗鱼时，eel 是可数名词，需用 a/an 或数词。
We saw an eel in the river.
我们在河里看到一条鳗鱼。
eels + verb (plural, general)
用零冠词复数 eels 可泛指整个类别，不需特指。
Eels often hide under rocks.
鳗鱼通常躲在岩石下。
eels + be + past participle (passive)
描述鳗鱼的处理方式时常用被动语态，如 smoked（熏制）或 pickled（腌制）。
Large eels are usually smoked or pickled.
Connections
Collocations
- smoked eel
- 熏鳗鱼
- Smoked eel is a popular delicacy in many European countries.熏鳗鱼在许多欧洲国家是一种受欢迎的佳肴。
- freshwater eel
- 淡水鳗鱼
- Freshwater eels migrate to the sea to spawn.淡水鳗鱼会迁徙到海里产卵。
- electric eel
- 电鳗
- An electric eel can generate a powerful shock.电鳗能产生强大的电击。
- eel fishing
- 捕鳗鱼
- Eel fishing is strictly regulated in this region.该地区的鳗鱼捕捞受到严格管制。
- slippery as an eel
- 像鳗鱼一样滑溜
- The suspect was as slippery as an eel and escaped the police.那名嫌疑人像鳗鱼一样滑溜，从警察手里逃脱了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把eel联想成一条长长的鳗鱼：字母e像鱼身，拖个尾巴，滑溜溜地游走。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、cooking and recipes、popular science writing 该词为中性用语，通常用于日常对话、菜谱或一般科普中描述鳗鱼或其鱼肉；正式学术或分类场合则可能使用更专门的术语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
eel 读 /iːl/。feel、peel、heel、wheel 都拼作 -eel，读音相同。meal 也读 /iːl/，但拼作 -eal。注意：ell 看起来和 eel 很像，但读 /el/，不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.