Word · Frequency #28510
loach
泥鳅
a slender freshwater fish of Eurasia and Africa that resembles a catfish
- 1.
A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea.
鳅:生活在底部的淡水鱼,属于鳅总科或鳅亚目。
- 2.
slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes
类似鲶鱼的欧亚和非洲的细长淡水鱼
鳅:生活在底部的淡水鱼,属于鳅总科或鳅亚目。；类似鲶鱼的欧亚和非洲的细长淡水鱼
In use
The loach wriggled out of the bucket and onto the wet floor.
We caught several loaches in the shallow stream last weekend.
The loach hid under the sand in the aquarium.
a/the + loach
loach 是可数名词，指单条泥鳅时通常与 a/an 连用。
A loach slipped out of my hands.
一条泥鳅从我手里滑走了。
plural general: loaches
用复数形式 loaches 可泛指泥鳅这一类的鱼。
Loaches are popular aquarium fish.
泥鳅是受欢迎的观赏鱼。
catch + loaches
catch 的过去式为 caught；loaches 作宾语时常用复数形式。
The children caught loaches in the muddy water.
Connections
Collocations
- catch loaches
- 捉泥鳅
- The children used nets to catch loaches in the paddy fields.孩子们用网在稻田里捉泥鳅。
- loach farming
- 泥鳅养殖
- Loach farming requires clean water and careful feeding.泥鳅养殖需要干净的水和精心的投喂。
- loach soup
- 泥鳅汤
- She made a nutritious loach soup for dinner.她晚餐做了一道营养的泥鳅汤。
- fried loach
- 炸泥鳅
- Fried loach is served with a garlic dipping sauce.炸泥鳅配上蒜蓉蘸酱食用。
- loach fishing
- 捕泥鳅
- They went loach fishing in the river.他们去河里捕泥鳅。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Loach 和 roach 只差首字母 r/l，蟑螂是虫，泥鳅是鱼。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、鱼类图鉴或科普文章 ‘loach’ 是普通名词，正式与非正式场合都通用；日常谈论鱼类、食材或养殖时比较常见，口语中也自然，没有明显的文体限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The following words all rhyme with loach: poach, coach, broach, roach, encroach, reproach; they share the spelling -oach and the sound /əʊtʃ/. Beware lookalikes such as loch (/lɒk/ or /lɒx/) and stomach (/ˈstʌmək/), which are spelled with -ch but do not rhyme with loach.
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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