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单词 magnet fishing
释义

magnet fishing

noun

: 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. Alisha Ebrahimji
magnet fish intransitive verb
or less commonly magnet-fish
ˈmag-nət-ˌfish How to pronounce magnet fishing (audio)
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. Liam Geraghty
Walters says he has magnet-fished several times, pulling in knives, bait weights and other metal. Jon Burkett

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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