Word · Frequency #10709
tunas
仙人掌果；金枪仙人掌的果实
tunas is the plural of tuna.
核心释义
此义指仙人掌的果实，不是指金枪鱼。
tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
- 1.
鲭科金枪鱼属的任一种鱼
Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
- 2.
仙人掌,仙人掌属的一种植物,原产墨西哥
The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia.
- 3.
牙买加热带美洲仙人掌
tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
- 4.
金枪鱼的食用肉
The edible flesh of the tuna.
- 5.
仙人掌的果实
The fruit of the cactus.
- 6.
鲭科金枪鱼属的重要暖水性脂肪鱼,通常作鱼排食用
important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
- 7.
金枪鱼属的大型海产食用鱼和游钓鱼,与鲭鱼近缘,主要分布于暖水
any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
鲭科金枪鱼属的任一种鱼；仙人掌,仙人掌属的一种植物,原产墨西哥；牙买加热带美洲仙人掌；金枪鱼的食用肉；仙人掌的果实
用法In use
We had tuna sandwiches for lunch.
用法提示：这里 tuna 作定语修饰 sandwiches，指金枪鱼（鱼肉）。
The fisherman caught two large tunas near the island.
用法提示：tunas 是 tuna 的复数形式，指金枪鱼这种鱼。
This canned tuna is great for making a quick salad.
用法提示：tuna 此处指金枪鱼肉，作不可数名词使用。
some/any/no + tuna
当 tuna 指鱼肉（不可数）时，用 some/any/no 等修饰，不加冠词 a/an，也不用复数。
Have we got any tuna left?
我们还有金枪鱼肉剩下吗？
a tuna / tunas
当 tuna 指整条鱼（可数）时，单数用 a tuna，复数用 tunas。
The fishermen caught a large tuna yesterday.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- canned tuna
- 罐装金枪鱼
- Canned tuna is a quick and easy source of protein.罐装金枪鱼是一种快捷方便的蛋白质来源。
- tuna salad
- 金枪鱼沙拉
- She made a tuna salad for the picnic.她为野餐做了金枪鱼沙拉。
- tuna sandwich
- 金枪鱼三明治
- He ordered a tuna sandwich and a cup of coffee.他点了一份金枪鱼三明治和一杯咖啡。
- tuna steak
- 金枪鱼排
- The grilled tuna steak was served with lemon and herbs.烤金枪鱼排配以柠檬和香草。
- seared tuna
- 煎金枪鱼
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
tuna 可想象成 two + 那（na）：两条金枪鱼‘那’里游，记住 tuna=金枪鱼。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：超市或海鲜市场选购、餐厅菜单和食谱、海洋生物或渔业讨论 tuna 表示金枪鱼或金枪鱼肉时，属于中性日常用词，口语和一般书面语都常见；多用于食品、购物和海洋生物话题。正式程度不高不低，通常无需特意替换成更正式的说法。
语法说明Grammar Note
指“金枪鱼”这种鱼时可数；指“金枪鱼肉”时不可数。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhyme: luna /ˈlunə/ matches tuna's stressed vowel and final /nə/. Lookalikes to distinguish: tune /tun/ and dune /dun/ lack the final /ə/; puma /ˈpumə/ replaces /n/ with /m/; tulip /ˈtulɪp/ has the same initial /tu/ but a different ending. None of these rhyme with tuna.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.