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a pilchard
A pilchard is smaller and rounder than a herring.
沙丁鱼比鲱鱼更小、更圆。
沙丁鱼
pilchards — plural of pilchard
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
沙丁鱼
a small European sea fish that lives in large groups, smaller and rounder than a herring
A pilchard is smaller and rounder than a herring.
沙丁鱼比鲱鱼更小、更圆。
鲱科的各种小型多脂鱼,与鲱鱼近缘。
Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae.
The fisherman packed the fresh pilchards in ice before selling them at the market.
渔夫把新鲜的沙丁鱼用冰装好，然后拿到市场上去卖。
We bought a tin of pilchards for a quick lunch by the seaside.
我们在海边买了一罐沙丁鱼，当作简单的午餐。
A school of pilchards swam close to the shore this morning.
今天早上有一群沙丁鱼游到了岸边附近。
A pilchard is smaller and rounder than a herring.
沙丁鱼比鲱鱼更小、更圆。
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。
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。
Not this
We caught three pilchard this morning.
Use this
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。
Not this
I ate pilchard for lunch.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一群沙丁鱼
A school of pilchards swam close to the shore.
一群沙丁鱼游近岸边。
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。
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。
沙丁鱼渔汛
The pilchard season begins in late spring.
沙丁鱼渔汛在春末开始。
捕沙丁鱼船
The pilchard boats returned before sunset.
捕沙丁鱼船在日落前返回。
沙丁鱼油
Pilchard oil is used in some traditional medicines.
沙丁鱼油用于一些传统药物。
Use pilchards naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
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