Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #12753
shoaling
聚集；成群
shoaling is the present participle of shoal.
to collect in a shoal; to throng
- 1.
To arrive at a shallow (or less deep) area.
到达浅水区。
- 2.
To collect in a shoal; to throng.
聚集成群；成群结队。
- 3.
To cause a shallowing; to come to a more shallow part of.
使变浅；到达更浅的部分。
- 4.
To become shallow.
变浅。
变浅；到达浅水区；驶入浅水区；使变浅；到达浅水区。；聚集成群；成群结队。
In use
The small fish shoal near the surface every morning.
These herring are shoaling in the cold northern waters.
The anchovies shoaled together as soon as the seal approached.
shoal (intransitive, water)
用于水体或航道变浅，常接副词或介词短语。
The river shoals near the bend.
这条河在拐弯处变浅。
shoal (transitive) something
用于使某处的水体变浅。
The storm shoaled the channel.
风暴使航道变浅。
shoal (intransitive, fish)
用于鱼类成群游动，常接时间或地点状语。
Herring shoal in the spring.
Connections
Collocations
- shoal together
- 成群聚集
- These small fish shoal together for safety.这些小鱼聚集在一起以求安全。
- water shoals
- 水变浅
- The water shoals gradually toward the shore.水向岸边逐渐变浅。
- shoal the channel
- 使航道变浅
- The shifting sand has slowly shoaled the channel over many years.多年以来，移动的沙子慢慢使航道变浅。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：shoal 与 shallow 都以 sh- 开头，浅水(shallow)中的鱼群聚成 shoal；船驶入浅滩也用它。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：海洋学/航海、鱼类生物学/渔业、文学/正式书面语 shoal 作动词时，通常用于正式或专业书面语境：可表示鱼群聚集，也可表示水域变浅或船只驶入浅水区。日常口语较少用，正式程度依语境不同而变，海洋学、航海或文学描写中比较常见；日常表达多用 become shallow、gather in a group 等。
Grammar Note
不及物时指变浅或鱼群聚集，及物时指使变浅。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with shoal: they share the stressed vowel /əʊ/ followed by /l/. Coal, goal, and foal also share the spelling pattern oal. Be careful: shall /ʃæl/ and school /skuːl/ look similar but do not rhyme.
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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