Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #8929
fry
鱼苗；小鱼
核心释义
Young fish; fishlings.
- 1.
鱼苗；幼鱼
Young fish; fishlings.
- 2.
一种筛子
A kind of sieve.
- 3.
英国画家和艺术评论家(1866-1934)
English painter and art critic (1866-1934)
- 4.
一种排水沟,通常用树枝制成
A drain, usually made of brushwood.
- 5.
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)
- 6.
年轻人(不分性别)
a young person of either sex
小孩；年轻人；罗杰·弗莱；克里斯托弗·弗莱；筛子；排水沟
用法In use
The fry played happily in the park.
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.
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.
用法提示：'fries'是'fry'的复数形式，表示多个小孩。
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。
数量词 + of + fry
泛指鱼苗这一群体时通常用 fry，不加 -s。
Thousands of fry were released into the river.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- small fry
- 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。
- young fry
- 年轻人
- The young fry were playing in the park.年轻人在公园里玩耍。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- small fry
- 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。
- other fish to fry
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Small fry指小鱼，也指年轻人，记住fry有年轻人的意思。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：art criticism、theatre、colloquial for young person 该名词含义包括专有名词（指特定人物）和泛指年轻人（非正式）。选择中性语域，因为实际使用中既有正式场合（如讨论艺术评论或戏剧）也有人际交流中的非正式用法。指代年轻人时多用于口语或非正式语体。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，表示年轻人
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the stressed vowel /aɪ/ and following sound, rhyming exactly with 'fry'.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.