| 释义 |
ˈfly-fish, v.
[A back-formation from fly-fishing vbl. n.]
intr. To fish with a fly (natural or artificial) as bait.
1755Johnson s.v., To Flyfish. v.n., to angle with a hook baited with a fly. 1869S. Wilberforce Diary Sept. in Life (1882) III. 303 Fly-fished with Bishop of Rochester. 1881M. E. Braddon One Thing Needful xviii, [He] had passed them..wandering with his rod, fly-fishing.
Hence ˈfly-fishing ppl. a. So ˈfly-fisher, one who practises fly-fishing. Also fly-ˈfisherman.
1787Best (title), The Complete Fly-Fisher. 1834Medwin Angler in Wales I. 39 Amongst the most expert fly-fishers, no one was perfectly satisfied. 1858Sat. Rev. V. 393/2 A fly-fishing, horse-loving..man. |