Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #12753
shoal
鱼群
a large group of fish, or other sea creatures, swimming together
- 1.
A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.
形成浅滩的沙洲或沙坝。
- 2.
Any large number of persons or things.
大量的人或物。
- 3.
a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
低潮时露出水面的沙洲
- 4.
A shallow in a body of water.
水体中的浅滩。
- 5.
A large number of fish (or other sea creatures) of the same species swimming together.
大量同种鱼类(或其他海洋生物)一起游动。
- 6.
a stretch of shallow water
浅水区
- 7.
a large group of fish
鱼群
沙洲；浅滩；浅水区；大群；大量；形成浅滩的沙洲或沙坝。；大量的人或物。；低潮时露出水面的沙洲
In use
The ship ran aground on a hidden shoal near the coast.
During low tide, we could see several shoals exposed above the water.
Fishermen avoid the area because of the dangerous shoals that damage nets.
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。
shoal in the river
“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。
Common mistakes
The water is very shoal there.The water is very shallow there.
Connections
Collocations
- a shoal of fish
- 一群鱼
- A shoal of fish swam past the boat.一群鱼从船边游过。
- swim in shoals
- 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。
- shoals of tourists
- 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。
- a dangerous shoal
- 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。
- run aground on a shoal
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：shoal像“school（鱼群）”少了c，鱼群聚在浅滩沙洲旁。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
作可数名词，指浅滩或鱼群。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上六个词都以 /əʊl/ 结尾，与 shoal /ʃəʊl/ 押韵。注意：shoal 不要按拼写读成 shall /ʃæl/，也不要读成 school /skuːl/ 那样的长音；它的读音是 show 后加 l。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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