单词 | magnet fishing |
释义 | magnet fishingnoun : the sport or hobby of using a strong magnet attached to the end of a rope to find metal objects in bodies of water Magnet fishing uses a strong magnet attached to a thick rope in an attempt to fish out metal objects that have sunk to the bottom of canals, lakes, ponds and rivers. magnet fish intransitive verb or less commonly magnet-fish ˈmag-nət-ˌfish magnet fished also magnet-fished; magnet fishing also magnet-fishing; magnet fishes also magnet-fishes If Wray was magnet fishing as stated in the story, he would struggle to find much silver. The precious metal is not magnetic so it is not possible for a piece of silver to be attracted to a magnet with enough force to be found as Wray described in the story. Walters says he has magnet-fished several times, pulling in knives, bait weights and other metal. |
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