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a ling
ling 指鳕鱼时是可数名词，一条鱼用 a ling。
They bought a ling at the market.
他们在市场买了一条鳕鱼。
鳕鱼
lings — plural of ling
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
鳕鱼
an elongated marine food fish of northern Europe, often salted and dried
They bought a ling at the market.
他们在市场买了一条鳕鱼。
多种类似鳕鱼的食用海鱼；尤指Molva属(Lotidae科)的鱼。
Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae.
各种石楠或金雀花。
Any of various varieties of heather or broom.
We bought a smoked ling from the fish market and baked it with lemon.
我们从鱼市买了一条熏鳕鱼，用柠檬烤了它。
The crew landed several large lings before the storm arrived.
船员们在暴风雨来临前捕获了几条大鳕鱼。
This recipe calls for salted ling, which needs to be soaked overnight.
这个食谱需要咸鳕鱼，需要浸泡一夜。
ling 指鳕鱼时是可数名词，一条鱼用 a ling。
They bought a ling at the market.
他们在市场买了一条鳕鱼。
用 the ling 可指整个种类；复数形式为 lings。
The ling is often salted and dried.
鳕鱼常常被腌制和风干。
Not this
I got a ling on my English test.
Use this
I got a zero on my English test.
汉语的“零”读作 líng，学习者容易直接音译成英语的 ling；但英语 ling 是“鳕鱼”“菱角”等名词，没有“零”的意思。表示数字 0 要用 zero。
Not this
There are many ling in this area.
Use this
There are many lings in this area.
英语中有些鱼名单复数同形（如 cod、salmon），容易让人误以为 ling 也不加 -s；但 ling 的复数形式是 lings，表示多条鱼时要加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
普通鳕鱼（常见食用鱼）
The common ling can grow over two metres long.
普通鳕鱼可以长到两米多长。
干鳕鱼
Dried ling is a traditional dish in the Faroe Islands.
干鳕鱼是法罗群岛的一道传统菜肴。
盐渍鳕鱼
Salted ling was once a staple food for sailors.
盐渍鳕鱼曾经是水手的主食。
鳕鱼片
Pan-fry the ling fillet for eight minutes.
将鳕鱼片煎八分钟。
鳕鱼渔业
The ling fishery has declined in recent years.
鳕鱼渔业近年来已经衰退。
鳕鱼肝
Ling liver is rich in omega-3 fatty acids.
鳕鱼肝富含欧米伽-3脂肪酸。
Use lings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
“ling”的发音和中文‘菱’（líng）相同，想象一个带两个尖刺的菱角浮在水上，记住它是菱角。
语域：neutral 常见场景：fishing、cooking、botany ling 多为中性词，通常出现在渔业、海产或植物学等专业场合；具体所指（鱼类或水生植物）视上下文而定。
sing, ring, king, wing rhyme with ling (all contain /ɪŋ/). line and link are lookalikes: line rhymes with fine (/aɪn/), and link adds a /k/ sound (/lɪŋk/); neither rhymes with ling.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.