Word · Frequency #9934
herring
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.
- 1.
A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.
一种鲱属的小型油性鱼,常作食物。
- 2.
valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
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
- 3.
Fish in the family Clupeidae.
鲱科鱼类。
- 4.
commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific
北大西洋和太平洋北部水域的重要商业食用鱼
- 5.
Those fish and any other fish similar to those in genus Clupea, many of those in the order Clupeiformes.
该类鱼及与鲱属相似的鱼类,多为鲱形目。
鲱鱼肉（常腌制或醋渍食用）；一种鲱属的小型油性鱼,常作食物。；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；鲱科鱼类。；北大西洋和太平洋北部水域的重要商业食用鱼
In use
We had pickled herring for lunch at the seaside restaurant.
The fishermen caught a large herring near the coast this morning.
Smoked herring is a popular breakfast dish in some northern countries.
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。
pickled [fish]
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。
school of [fish]
描述鱼群时通常用school。
A huge school of herring swam past the boat.
Connections
Collocations
- pickled herring
- 腌鲱鱼
- She ordered pickled herring as an appetizer.她点了腌鲱鱼作为开胃菜。
- smoked herring
- 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。
- herring fillet
- 鲱鱼片
- The chef prepared herring fillets with mustard sauce.厨师准备了芥末酱鲱鱼片。
- herring catch
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- red herring
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住'herring'拼法：her + ring，她的戒指是青鱼骨做的。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
Plural herrings refers to individual fish; herring as an uncountable noun refers to the flesh as food.
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in /ɛrɪŋ/ (e.g., daring, caring, staring, sharing) rhyme with herring. Words like ring and bring (with /ɪŋ/) share the -ing ending but have a different vowel sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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。
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