Word · Frequency #21075
minnow
鲤科小鱼;米诺鱼
核心释义
very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
- 1.
任何小型鱼类。
Any of certain small fish.
- 2.
常见于砾石溪流中的欧洲小型淡水鱼
very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
- 3.
微不足道的人或事物。
A person or thing of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.
- 4.
一种小鱼形状的人造鱼饵。
An artificial bait in the form of a small fish.
任何小型鱼类。;常见于砾石溪流中的欧洲小型淡水鱼;微不足道的人或事物。;一种小鱼形状的人造鱼饵。;鲤科淡水小鱼
用法In use
We caught several minnows in the clear stream with a small net.
用法提示:此处 minnow 是名词,指一种很小的淡水鱼,用复数表示多条。
The fisherman used a minnow as bait to attract larger fish.
用法提示:minnow 为可数名词单数,前面有不定冠词 a,表示一条小鱼。
We watched a tiny minnow swim around the aquarium all afternoon.
用法提示:minnow 作宾语,此处指一条具体的鱼,用形容词 tiny 修饰。
a minnow
minnow 是可数名词,复数形式为 minnows。
The minnow darted between the stones in the stream.
那条米诺鱼在溪流中的石头间飞快穿梭。
a school of minnows
表示鱼群常用 a school of 或 a shoal of。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a school of minnows
- 一群米诺鱼
- We saw a school of minnows swimming in the shallow water.我们看见一群米诺鱼在浅水里游。
- use minnows as bait
- 用米诺鱼作鱼饵
- The fishermen used small minnows as bait to catch bass.渔民们用小而细的米诺鱼作鱼饵来钓鲈鱼。
- catch minnows
- 捕米诺鱼
- The children tried to catch minnows with a net.孩子们试着用网捕米诺鱼。
- a minnow bucket
- 米诺鱼桶(装活饵的小桶)
- He carried a minnow bucket to the dock.他提着米诺鱼桶走到码头。
- the big fish eat the minnows
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 minnow 记成“米诺鱼”,想象米粒一样小的淡水鱼,游在溪流里。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:钓鱼、自然观察 该词为中性常用词,通常指鲤科小型淡水鱼,多用于日常或非正式场合,比较常见于钓鱼或自然观察语境。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
winnow /ˈwɪnoʊ/ 与 minnow /ˈmɪnoʊ/ 押韵(重音都在首音节,韵尾都是 /noʊ/)。minnow 末尾的字母组合 now 读 /noʊ/,更接近 know /noʊ/,而不是单词 now /naʊ/。window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ 只是拼写相似,读起来并不押韵;带 ow 的拼写在 minnow、know 中读 /oʊ/,在 now 中读 /aʊ/。
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