Word · Frequency #10506
prawns
捕虾；捉虾
prawns is the third person singular of prawn.
核心释义
to fish for prawns
- 1.
捕虾。
To fish for prawns.
- 2.
捕虾
fish for prawns
捕虾。；捕虾
用法In use
We spent the afternoon prawning in the shallow waters.
用法提示：prawning是动词prawn的现在分词形式，表示捕虾动作。
He prawned successfully and brought home a bucket of fresh shrimp.
用法提示：prawned是动词prawn的过去式，表示进行了捕虾活动。
Many locals prawn along the coast during the season.
用法提示：prawn是动词原形，表示捕虾这一行为。
go prawning
go + -ing 形式表示外出进行某项活动，常见于捕鱼等休闲活动。
We went prawning at the river.
我们去河边捕虾了。
spend [time] prawning
spend + 时间 + doing 结构表示花时间做某事，这里用 prawning 作动名词。
They spent the whole morning prawning.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- go prawning
- 去捕虾
- They go prawning on summer evenings.他们在夏日的傍晚去捕虾。
- prawning trip
- 捕虾之旅
- The family took a prawning trip up the river.一家人沿河进行了一次捕虾之旅。
- prawning season
- 捕虾季节
- Prawning season starts when the water warms up.捕虾季节在海水变暖时开始。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- come the raw prawn
- 欺骗，耍花招；装糊涂Don't come the raw prawn with me—I know exactly what happened.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把prawn看作名词“大虾”，动词就是去捕虾：想象自己拿着网在河里捞prawn，一捞就是捕虾。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：coastal fishing、fishing trips 该动词表示“捕虾”，多用于沿海地区或捕虾、钓鱼等具体场合；整体属于中性表达，不算正式用语或俚语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with prawn /prɔn/: brawn, dawn, drawn, fawn, lawn, and yawn share the spelling ending -awn. Beware lookalikes that sound different: brown /braʊn/ rhymes with down, not prawn, and prone /proʊn/ has a different vowel sound.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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