1
shoal of fish
“shoal of fish”用于描述鱼群。
A shoal of fish swam past the boat.
一群鱼游过了船。
鱼群
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
鱼群
a large group of fish, or other sea creatures, swimming together
A shoal of fish swam past the boat.
一群鱼游过了船。
形成浅滩的沙洲或沙坝。
A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.
大量的人或物。
Any large number of persons or things.
低潮时露出水面的沙洲
a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
水体中的浅滩。
A shallow in a body of water.
The ship ran aground on a hidden shoal near the coast.
那艘船在海岸附近的一片隐蔽浅滩上搁浅了。
During low tide, we could see several shoals exposed above the water.
退潮时，我们看到几个沙洲露出水面。
Fishermen avoid the area because of the dangerous shoals that damage nets.
渔民们避开这个区域，因为有危险的沙洲会损坏渔网。
“shoal of fish”用于描述鱼群。
A shoal of fish swam past the boat.
一群鱼游过了船。
“shoal”可以指河流中的浅滩。
The boat got stuck on a shoal in the river.
船在河里的浅滩上搁浅了。
Not this
The water is very shoal there.
Use this
The water is very shallow there.
shoal 是名词，意为浅滩或沙洲，不能用作形容词表示“浅的”。应使用形容词 shallow。
Not this
The river shoals near the bridge.
Use this
There are shoals near the bridge.
shoal 在标准用法中为名词，不可用作动词表示“变浅”。应使用名词结构或动词 become shallow。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一群鱼
A shoal of fish swam past the boat.
一群鱼从船边游过。
成群游动
Many small fish swim in shoals for protection.
许多小鱼成群游动以自我保护。
大批游客
In summer, shoals of tourists visit the old town.
夏天，大批游客游览这座老城。
危险的浅滩
The ship avoided a dangerous shoal near the harbor.
船避开了港口附近的一处危险浅滩。
在浅滩上搁浅
The boat ran aground on a shoal in the fog.
那艘船在雾中搁浅在浅滩上。
一大群，大量
A shoal of fans gathered outside the stadium.
一大群球迷聚集在体育场外。
成群地，大量地
Complaints came in shoals after the announcement.
公告发布后，投诉大量涌来。
艰难应对……的种种困难
New managers must navigate the shoals of office politics.
新经理必须应付办公室政治中的种种障碍。
Use shoal naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：shoal像“school（鱼群）”少了c，鱼群聚在浅滩沙洲旁。
语域：neutral 常见场景：航海与地理（描述沙洲、浅滩）、生物学与渔业（指鱼群） shoal 作名词时主要有两类常用义项：地理上指沙洲、浅滩，多见于航海、地形描述；生物上指同种鱼群，也可引申为大量的人或物。整体属于中性书面语，口语中用得较少，多用于书面或专业场合。注意表示‘鱼群’时是集合名词，可用单数或复数；表示‘浅滩’时也常用复数形式。
作可数名词，指浅滩或鱼群。
Dictionary facts from AI_FALLBACK, ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.