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a tin/can of sardines
sardine 是可数名词，表示“一罐沙丁鱼”时用 a tin/can of sardines，且 sardines 通常用复数。
He opened a tin of sardines for a snack.
他打开一罐沙丁鱼当零食。
沙丁鱼
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
沙丁鱼
small fatty fish usually canned
He opened a tin of sardines for a snack.
他打开一罐沙丁鱼当零食。
几种小鲱鱼之一,通常用橄榄油或罐头保存,尤其是欧洲沙丁鱼。大西洋沿岸的美洲沙丁鱼大多是大西洋鲱鱼和鲱鱼的幼鱼
Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine (Sardina pilchardus, syn. Clupea pilchardus). The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden.
深棕色的肉红玉髓。
Dark-brown sard.
意大利草根政治运动成员,该运动旨在抗议国内右翼势力抬头及马泰奥·萨尔维尼的政治言论。
A member of the Italian grassroots political movement organized to protest against the right-wing surge in the country and the political rhetoric of Matteo Salvini.
通常罐装的小型脂肪鱼
small fatty fish usually canned
We opened a can of sardines for a quick lunch.
我们打开一罐沙丁鱼当作简单的午餐。
My cat loves sardines, so I buy them every week.
我的猫爱吃沙丁鱼，所以我每周都买。
The fisherman caught a single sardine and threw it back.
渔夫钓到一条沙丁鱼，又把它扔回海里。
sardine 是可数名词，表示“一罐沙丁鱼”时用 a tin/can of sardines，且 sardines 通常用复数。
He opened a tin of sardines for a snack.
他打开一罐沙丁鱼当零食。
这个习语源自罐装沙丁鱼紧密排列，形容人非常拥挤。
The rush-hour train was packed like sardines.
高峰时段的地铁里挤得像沙丁鱼一样。
Not this
I ate sardine for breakfast.
Use this
I ate sardines for breakfast.
sardine 是可数名词，表示具体鱼或罐头时需要用复数 sardines；不能像汉语那样把“沙丁鱼”当作不可数总称。
Not this
The bus was packed like sardine.
Use this
The bus was packed like sardines.
固定习语 be packed like sardines 中 sardine 必须用复数，表示非常拥挤；不要漏掉词尾 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
罐头沙丁鱼
We ate canned sardines on toast for a quick lunch.
我们午饭匆匆吃了烤面包片配罐头沙丁鱼。
一罐沙丁鱼
He opened a tin of sardines for the cat.
他给猫开了一罐沙丁鱼。
油浸沙丁鱼
Sardines in oil are a staple in many Mediterranean kitchens.
油浸沙丁鱼是许多地中海厨房的主食。
挤得像沙丁鱼一样
During rush hour, commuters are packed like sardines in the subway.
高峰时段，地铁里的通勤者挤得像沙丁鱼一样。
烤沙丁鱼
Grilled sardines with lemon are a popular appetizer in Portugal.
柠檬烤沙丁鱼是葡萄牙很受欢迎的开胃菜。
新鲜沙丁鱼
You can buy fresh sardines at the morning fish market.
你可以在早市鱼摊买到新鲜沙丁鱼。
挤得像沙丁鱼一样；拥挤不堪
The subway was so crowded that we were packed like sardines.
地铁太挤了，我们被挤得像沙丁鱼一样。
Use sardine naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
sardine 读起来像“沙丁”，想象罐头里挤满沙丁鱼，一条挨一条。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、烹饪与食谱、食品标签 sardine 是比较常见的中性名词，通常用于日常对话、烹饪和食品相关语境，多出现在描述食物或购物场景中。正式写作中使用也自然，没有明显语域限制。
sardine 的结尾音节与下列单词押韵，读 /iːn/（或 /in/）：marine、routine、canteen、cuisine、serene、machine。注意：拼写同为 -ine 的 dine /daɪn/、shine /ʃaɪn/、brine /braɪn/ 读 /aɪn/，与 sardine 不押韵。
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