| 释义 |
sardinesar‧dine /ˌsɑːˈdiːn◂ $ ˌsɑːr-/ noun   sardineOrigin: 1400-1500 French, Latin sardina - Breakfast on the Franklin, dinner out of a sardine can, supper at the Claiendon.
- Dinner was sardines and stew, made palatable by two lots of vodka.
- Iced sardines are trodden underfoot to soften them up.
- Squeezed like despondent sardines, they looked as if they were huddling for warmth.
- Tuna, salmon, and sardines are the most frequently purchased kinds of canned fish.
- With bigger fish in serious decline, mackerel, sardines and anchovies are now the main targets.
► Fishanchovy, nounbarracuda, nounbass, nouncarp, nouncod, nounconger eel, noundab, noundogfish, noundorsal, adjectivedory, nouneel, nounfin, nounfish, nounfish farm, nounflatfish, nounflounder, nounflying fish, noungill, noungoldfish, nounguppy, nounhaddock, nounhake, nounhalibut, nounherring, nounmarlin, nounminnow, nounmullet, nounpelagic, adjectiveperch, nounpike, nounpilchard, nounpiranha, nounplaice, nounray, nounroach, nounsalmon, nounsardine, nounschool, nounshark, nounskate, nounsnapper, nounsole, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsprat, nounsturgeon, nounsunfish, nountiddler, nountrout, nountuna, nountunny, nounturbot, nounwhitebait, nounwhiting, noun VERB► pack· On the other side of the building turtles are packed like sardines into more tanks.· You should see them this afternoon, packed inside like sardine can.· Everyone was packed in like sardines and she was quite unable to move. ► be packed like sardines- We were packed like sardines on the train.
- On the other side of the building turtles are packed like sardines into more tanks.
1[countable] a small young fish that is often packed in flat metal boxes when it is sold as food2be packed like sardines to be crowded tightly together in a small space:  commuters packed like sardines on the evening train |