sprat
n.鲱鱼属的小鱼,瘦小个子,小人物
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sprat为短语/超纲词汇
sprat
/spræt; spræt/
n
1 small edible European sea-fish of the herring family 西鲱(欧洲产的可食小海鱼).
2 (idm 习语) a ,sprat to catch a `mackerel (saying 谚) relatively small or unimportant thing that is offered or sacrificed in the hope of getting sth much bigger or better 用小鱼钓大鱼; 吃小亏占大便宜.
sprat
n[C]
[Language: Old English;Origin: sprott]
a small fish that is cooked and eaten whole