单词	fishy
释义	fishyfish‧y /ˈfɪʃi/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Frank said there was nothing to worry about, but it all sounded very fishy to me. There's something fishy about this business, if you ask me. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All of which sounds a bit fishy -- selling off a chunk of the government to regain control of it? But there was something fishy about those actresses because nine months after they had left even unmarried girls found themselves with child. Not a smell of anything fishy about one of them. That was fishy enough, but what Henry saw next was even more fishy. The air inside was rank with the fishy oils of stewing porpoise. There's more water at Sea World where kids can touch, feed and learn about anything fishy. There was something fishy about the way supply met demand in an investment bank. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen something makes you suspect someone► suspicious · We thought his behaviour was suspicious and called the police immediately.· There was a suspicious silence as I opened the door.· The public have been asked to report anything suspicious at once.in suspicious circumstances · A full murder inquiry was launched after the company chairman died in suspicious circumstances. ► fishy informal something that is fishy or sounds fishy makes you suspect that something bad or dishonest is being done: · Frank said there was nothing to worry about, but it all sounded very fishy to me.· There's something fishy about this business, if you ask me. ► shady also dodgy British informal shady deals and other activities seem to have something dishonest or illegal about them. A shady person is someone who seems likely to be involved in dishonest or illegal activities: · We'd suspected for a while she was involved in something a bit shady.· He has been mixed up in a number of shady deals in the City.· His acceptance of a huge loan from a shady businessman looks suspicious to say the least. WORD SETS► Tastes acid, adjectiveacidic, adjectivebitter, adjectivebittersweet, adjectivebland, adjectivechalky, adjectivechocolatey, adjectivefishy, adjectivefloury, adjectivefoul, adjectivegamey, adjectivegamy, adjectiveminty, adjectivemoreish, adjectivenutty, adjectivepalatable, adjectivepalate, nounpeppery, adjectiveplummy, adjectiveripe, adjectivesavour, nounsavoury, adjectivesharp, adjectivesmooth, adjectivesoapy, adjectivesour, adjectivespearmint, nounsweet, adjectivesweet-and-sour, adjectivesweetness, nountang, nountaste, verbvanilla, adjectivevinegary, adjectivezing, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► smell · I was surprised that it didn't have a fishy smell. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► smell wrong/fishy/odd etc And then you go out with some other woman and she smells wrong. So, in short, if a fish smells fishy it is an indication that it is going off. The Adkinsons' neighbors smelled wrong in the air, but pinched their noses closed and kept to themselves. Why does fish usually smell fishy? Word family WORD FAMILYnounfishfishingfisheryadjectivefishyverbfishadverbfishily 1informal seeming bad or dishonest SYN  suspicious:  There’s something very fishy about him.2tasting or smelling of fish:  a fishy smell
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