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flounder

/ˈflaʊndɝː/

noun

比目鱼；鲽鱼

A flatfish, especially the European flounder (Platichthys flesus); any of various marine flatfish.

1.
A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder (Platichthys flesus).
一种欧洲比目鱼,体色暗褐带红褐色斑点；欧鲽。
2.
flesh of any of various American and European flatfish
美洲和欧洲各种比目鱼的肉
3.
A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.
鞋匠用于弯曲鞋面的工具。
4.
any of various European and non-European marine flatfish
欧洲及其他地区的各种海产比目鱼

比目鱼肉；鲽鱼肉；制靴压边工具；一种欧洲比目鱼,体色暗褐带红褐色斑点；欧鲽。；美洲和欧洲各种比目鱼的肉；鞋匠用于弯曲鞋面的工具。

In use

I ordered the grilled flounder with lemon butter sauce.

我点了柠檬黄油酱烤鲽鱼。

The fishermen caught several flounders near the coast.

渔民在海岸附近捕到了几条鲽鱼。

Flounder is a popular fish in many seafood restaurants because of its mild flavor.

鲽鱼因其温和的味道在很多海鲜餐厅中很受欢迎。

European flounder: 欧洲鲽鱼; The European flounder is common in coastal waters of northern Europe.欧洲鲽鱼常见于北欧沿海水域。
flounder fillet: 鲽鱼鱼片; She pan-fried the flounder fillet with lemon and butter.她用柠檬和黄油煎了鲽鱼鱼片。
catch flounder: 捕鲽鱼; We went out early to catch flounder near the estuary.我们一大早去河口附近捕鲽鱼。
grilled flounder: 烤鲽鱼; Grilled flounder is a popular dish in this seaside restaurant.烤鲽鱼是这家海边餐厅的招牌菜。
flounder season: 鲽鱼渔汛期; Flounder season opens in March along the coast.沿海地区的鲽鱼渔汛期从三月开始。
flounder fishing

比目鱼 flounder 常在海底平躺，词首 fl 像 flat（平），联想平平的鱼身。

语域：neutral 常见场景：海鲜市场、鱼类图鉴、餐厅菜单 flounder 作名词时通常指比目鱼或鲽鱼，多用于与海鲜、食材或鱼类相关的日常描述中；语气比较中性，正式和非正式场合都可使用。

这些词都以 -ounder 结尾，词尾发音为 /aʊndər/，与 flounder 押韵。注意 confounder 的重音在第二个音节，但韵脚相同；另外 launder（/ˈlɔːndər/）拼写相近，但元音不同，不押韵。

Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

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.