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
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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']
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Sense: 2;
Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: shoal
'not deep' (11-20 centuries), from
Old English sceald]
a large group of fish swimming together
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schoolshoal of a shoal of fisha 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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