/sɑ:'di:n; sɑr`din/
n
1 young pilchard or a similar fish, usu tinned in oil or tomato sauce 沙丁鱼（通常为罐装）.
2 (idm 习语) (packed, squashed, etc) like sardines (infml 口) pressed tightly together 拥挤
*The ten of us were squashed together like sardines in the lift. 我们十个人在电梯里拥成一团.


各种可食用的小鲱鱼或者经常做成罐头的相关食用鱼

n

[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French;Origin:Latin sardina]
[C]
a small young fish that is often packed in flat metal boxes when it is sold as food
be packed like sardines
to be crowded tightly together in a small space
　commuters packed like sardines on the evening train


any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned