Dictionary entry
poor fish
/puə fiʃ/
noun
愚蠢而又可怜的家伙
a stupid and pitiful person
In use
He's just a poor fish who got scammed.
Don't be such a poor fish; think before you act.
The poor fish believed every lie they told him.
be a poor fish
用于描述某人既愚蠢又可怜。
He is such a poor fish; he always gets scammed.
他真是个愚蠢又可怜的家伙，总是上当受骗。
call someone a poor fish
指称呼某人为‘poor fish’，带有轻蔑或同情。
They called him a poor fish behind his back.
他们背后叫他可怜虫。
poor fish (as address)
直接称呼，语气可表同情或嘲弄。
Poor fish, you really believe everything they say?
可怜虫，你真的相信他们说的每一句话？
Common mistakes
He is poor fish.He is a poor fish.
在英语中，'poor fish' 是可数名词短语，前面需要不定冠词 'a'。中文学习者常因母语无冠词而遗漏冠词。
They are poor fishes.They are poor fish.
'fish' 的复数形式与单数相同，不需要加 -es。'poor fish' 指人时，复数不变。
Connections
Confusing words
- poor thing
- 可怜的家伙 · 范围更广，不强调愚蠢
- poor soul
- 可怜的人 · 更侧重同情，不暗示愚蠢
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.