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catch [fish]
herring的复数形式可以是herrings或herring，后者更常见于集体意义。
They caught many herrings in the net.
他们用网捕了很多鲱鱼。
鲱鱼；鲱科鱼类
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鲱鱼；鲱科鱼类
A small, oily fish found in northern Atlantic and Pacific waters, widely caught as food; a fish of the herring family and related similar fish.
They caught many herrings in the net.
他们用网捕了很多鲱鱼。
一种鲱属的小型油性鱼,常作食物。
A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.
来自北大西洋或太平洋浅水区的肥鱼的有价值肉质；通常腌制或腌渍
valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
鲱科鱼类。
Fish in the family Clupeidae.
北大西洋和太平洋北部水域的重要商业食用鱼
commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific
We had pickled herring for lunch at the seaside restaurant.
我们在海边的餐馆午餐吃了腌鲱鱼。
The fishermen caught a large herring near the coast this morning.
渔民们今天早上在海岸附近捕到一条大鲱鱼。
Smoked herring is a popular breakfast dish in some northern countries.
烟熏鲱鱼是一些北方国家受欢迎的早餐菜肴。
herring的复数形式可以是herrings或herring，后者更常见于集体意义。
They caught many herrings in the net.
他们用网捕了很多鲱鱼。
腌鲱鱼是北欧常见菜肴。
We had pickled herring as an appetizer.
我们吃了腌鲱鱼作为开胃菜。
描述鱼群时通常用school。
A huge school of herring swam past the boat.
一大群鲱鱼游过船边。
Not this
I bought two herring for dinner.
Use this
I bought two herrings for dinner.
herring作为可数名词表示一条鱼时，复数形式为herrings。中文学生常将herring视为不可数名词，忘记加-s。
Not this
I like to eat hering.
Use this
I like to eat herring.
herring拼写中有两个r，中国学生容易遗漏第二个r造成拼写错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
腌鲱鱼
She ordered pickled herring as an appetizer.
她点了腌鲱鱼作为开胃菜。
熏鲱鱼
Smoked herring is a popular breakfast dish in some countries.
熏鲱鱼在一些国家是受欢迎的早餐菜肴。
鲱鱼片
The chef prepared herring fillets with mustard sauce.
厨师准备了芥末酱鲱鱼片。
鲱鱼捕获量
The herring catch this year was smaller than expected.
今年的鲱鱼捕获量比预期的少。
转移注意力的东西，误导性线索
The suspect's alibi turned out to be a red herring.
嫌疑人的不在场证明原来是个转移注意力的幌子。
Use herring naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住'herring'拼法：her + ring，她的戒指是青鱼骨做的。
语域：neutral 常见场景：烹饪、食品工业、渔业 herring 在日常对话和书面语中均常见，多用于描述食材或渔业相关话题，属于中性词汇。
Plural herrings refers to individual fish; herring as an uncountable noun refers to the flesh as food.
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