Word · Frequency #27217
pilchard
沙丁鱼
a small European sea fish that lives in large groups, smaller and rounder than a herring
- 1.
Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae.
鲱科的各种小型多脂鱼,与鲱鱼近缘。
鲱科的各种小型多脂鱼,与鲱鱼近缘。
In use
The fisherman packed the fresh pilchards in ice before selling them at the market.
We bought a tin of pilchards for a quick lunch by the seaside.
A school of pilchards swam close to the shore this morning.
a pilchard
A pilchard is smaller and rounder than a herring.
沙丁鱼比鲱鱼更小、更圆。
pilchards
pilchard 是可数名词，复数形式为 pilchards。
Pilchards are found in great schools along the coasts of Europe.
沙丁鱼成群地出现在欧洲沿海。
a school of pilchards
school 在这里指鱼群，不是学校。
A school of pilchards swam past the boat.
一群沙丁鱼从船边游过。
Common mistakes
We caught three pilchard this morning.We caught three pilchards this morning.
pilchard 是可数名词，复数形式是 pilchards；数字 three 后面必须用复数形式。
I ate pilchard for lunch.I ate a pilchard for lunch.
当表示“一条沙丁鱼”时，pilchard 是个体可数名词，不能像物质名词那样用零冠词；需要加不定冠词 a。
Connections
Collocations
- school of pilchards
- 一群沙丁鱼
- A school of pilchards swam close to the shore.一群沙丁鱼游近岸边。
- pilchard fishery
- 沙丁鱼渔业
- The pilchard fishery is important to the local economy.沙丁鱼渔业对当地经济很重要。
- pilchard catch
- 沙丁鱼渔获量
- This year's pilchard catch was larger than expected.今年的沙丁鱼渔获量比预期大。
- pilchard season
- 沙丁鱼渔汛
- The pilchard season begins in late spring.沙丁鱼渔汛在春末开始。
- pilchard boat
- 捕沙丁鱼船
- The pilchard boats returned before sunset.捕沙丁鱼船在日落前返回。
- pilchard oil
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“皮尔查德”小鱼成群游过海岸；它比鲱鱼(herring)更小更圆，像沙丁鱼。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking、fishing、marine biology 该词属于中性语域，在正式与非正式场合均可使用，但多出现在烹饪、渔业或海洋生物相关话题中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见词与 /ˈpɪltʃəd/ 完全押韵。orchard /ˈɔːtʃəd/ 的后半部分同为 /tʃəd/，但重读元音不同；chard /tʃɑːd/ 拼写相近而读音不同；pill /pɪl/ 提示首音节 /pɪl/；pitch /pɪtʃ/ 和 kitchen /ˈkɪtʃɪn/ 可帮助掌握 /ɪ/ 后的 /tʃ/；lizard /ˈlɪzəd/ 有类似的‘重读短元音 + 辅音 + əd’结尾模式。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.