单词	shoal
释义	shoalshoal /ʃəʊl $ ʃoʊl/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINshoal Origin: 1 Old English scolu ‘large group’2 1300-1400 shoal ‘not deep’ (11-20 centuries), from Old English sceald Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Above: A shoal for £2? But pirates lurked in the shoals of global commerce, ready to plunder the cargoes. Green Chromis are ideal in small shoals. If you find yourself close to a shoal of feeding chub, take advantage and watch. Keep Pim. pictus in a shoal. Peaceful and lively, the fish is best in small shoals because loners or pairs become nervous. Swells passed through them, shoals surfaced without warning. They hugged the shore, Clayt pulling hard on the wheel at unseen shoals, flying over low water. Thesaurus THESAURUSof animals► herd a group of cows, deer, or elephants: · A herd of cows was blocking the road. ► team a group of animals that work together: · The carriage was pulled by a team of horses. ► flock a group of sheep or birds: · a flock of seagulls· The farmer has over 100 sheep in his flock. ► pack a group of dogs or wolves: · Some dogs are bred to work in packs. ► litter a group of kittens or puppies born at one time to a particular mother: · He was one of a litter of seven puppies. ► school/shoal a group of fish or dolphins: · Piranha fish live in shoals in the wild. WORD SETS► Oceanography barrier reef, nounbed, nounchart, verbcontinental shelf, nouncoral reef, nouncross-current, nouncurrent, nounebb, nounebb, verbfreshwater, adjectivehigh water mark, nouniceberg, nounice cap, nounice pack, nounice sheet, nounlow water mark, nounmarine, adjectivemaritime, adjectiveocean, nounpack ice, nounrock pool, nounroller, nounsaltwater, adjectivesandbank, nounsand bar, nounsea, nounsediment, nounsedimentary, adjectiveshoal, nounsound, verbsoundings, nounspray, nounspring tide, nounspume, nounstrait, nounstrength, nounsubmarine, adjectivesurf, nountidal, adjectivetidal wave, nountide, nountide-mark, nountide pool, nountidewater, nountrench, nountsunami, nounundersea, adjectiveundertow, nounwave, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a shoal/school of fish (=a large group swimming together)· Shoals of little fish were swimming around her. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► small · Green Chromis are ideal in small shoals.· The small fish broke into smaller shoals, desperately seeking escape.· Peaceful and lively, the fish is best in small shoals because loners or pairs become nervous.· The small shoal fish shimmer in the background.· A small shoal of big bream may patrol a beat no wider than five yards. 1a large group of fish swimming together SYN  schoolshoal of a shoal of fish► see thesaurus at group2a small hill of sand just below the surface of water that makes it dangerous for boats
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