the fry + 复数动词
fry 指一群幼鱼时是集合名词，谓语动词常用复数。
The fry were swimming close to the surface.
那些鱼苗在靠近水面的地方游动。
小孩；年轻人；罗杰·弗莱；克里斯托弗·弗莱；筛子；排水沟
鱼苗；幼鱼
Young fish; fishlings.
一种筛子
A kind of sieve.
英国画家和艺术评论家(1866-1934)
English painter and art critic (1866-1934)
一种排水沟,通常用树枝制成
A drain, usually made of brushwood.
英国剧作家,以其喜剧诗剧闻名(生于1907年)
English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)
年轻人(不分性别)
a young person of either sex
The fry played happily in the park.
孩子们在公园里开心地玩耍。
用法提示：这里'fry'用作名词，意为'小孩'（a young person），单数形式。
My neighbor's fry is learning to ride a bike.
我邻居的小孩正在学骑自行车。
用法提示：'fry'表示'小孩'，用作主语，后面跟单数动词。
The teacher watched over the fries during recess.
老师在课间照看着孩子们。
用法提示：'fries'是'fry'的复数形式，表示多个小孩。
fry 指一群幼鱼时是集合名词，谓语动词常用复数。
The fry were swimming close to the surface.
那些鱼苗在靠近水面的地方游动。
泛指鱼苗这一群体时通常用 fry，不加 -s。
Thousands of fry were released into the river.
成千上万的鱼苗被放流到河里。
说明鱼苗的种类时，把鱼名放在 fry 前面构成复合名词。
Salmon fry are very sensitive to changes in water temperature.
鲑鱼苗对水温变化非常敏感。
非正式，常用于口语；比fry更常见
较正式，可指儿童或青少年
正式，侧重青春期或稍大年龄
特指13-19岁，与fry所指年龄范围略有重叠
正式，指青春期个体，与fry非正式风格有别
grammar · medium
易错句子The shallow water is full of tiny frys.
正确表达The shallow water is full of tiny fries.
fry 指“鱼苗、幼鱼”时是可数名词，复数按“辅音字母 + y 结尾”的规则变化：先把 y 变成 i，再加 -es，所以是 fries。直接加 -s 写成 frys 不符合这条拼写规则。
grammar · medium
易错句子I caught a fries in the net.
正确表达I caught a fry in the net.
fries 是 fry 的复数形式，不能与不定冠词 a 连用；表示“一条幼鱼”要用单数 a fry。汉语名词本身不区分单复数，学习者容易把学到的复数形式 fries 直接当单数用，造成单复数不一致。
小人物；年轻人
He's just a small fry in the company.
他在公司里只是个小人物。
年轻人
The young fry were playing in the park.
年轻人在公园里玩耍。
小人物；无足轻重的人或事
He's just a small fry compared to the big bosses.
和大老板相比，他只是个小人物。
有别的事要做
I can't stay, I have other fish to fry.
我不能留下来，我有别的事情要处理。
我叫Fry，我是送货员。
From the TV show Futurama, the main character Philip J. Fry often introduces himself this way.
来自电视节目《飞出个未来》，主角菲利普·J·弗雷经常这样自我介绍。
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