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shoal

n.浅滩,沙洲,鱼群,大量 adj.水浅的 v.(使)变浅,驶入(浅水等),(鱼等)群集

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shoal为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

动词过去式:shoaled 过去分词:shoaled 现在分词:shoaling 第三人称单数:shoals

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shoal


/ʃəʊl; ʃol/
n great number of fish swimming together 鱼群
*a shoal of herring, cod, etc 一群鲱鱼、鳕鱼等
* swimming in shoals (鱼)成群地游着
* (fig 比喻) Shoals of tourists come here in the summer. 这里夏季游人如鲫.

v [I] (of fish) form a shoal or shoals (指鱼)成群.

shoal


n[C]
[Sense: 1; Origin:Old English scolu 'large group']
[Sense: 2; Date: 1300-1400; Origin: shoal 'not deep' (11-20 centuries), from Old English sceald]
a large group of fish swimming together
= schoolshoal of
 a shoal of fish
a small hill of sand just below the surface of water that makes it dangerous for boats
1. It is now possible not only to locate a shoal but to tell if it is herring, cod, or other well-known fish, by the pattern of its echo.
    不仅能够确定鱼群的位置,而且可以根据鱼群回声的特点分辨出是鲱鱼、鳕鱼,这是人们所熟悉的其他鱼。

2. A shoal of fish will do this.
    鱼群也反射声音。

3. So it is a comparatively simple step from locating the sea bottom to locating a shoal of fish.
    从测定海深到测定鱼群,这一进展比较容易。

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