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单词 fishbowl
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fishbowl

noun

fish·​bowl ˈfish-ˌbōl How to pronounce fishbowl (audio)
1
: a bowl for the keeping of live fish
2
: a place or condition that affords no privacy

Example Sentences

Being a politician these days means living in a fishbowl—every part of your life is open to public view.
Recent Examples on the Web But the best amenity of all was a wall-spanning window that provided a fishbowl view of downtown and the ski trails of Aspen Mountain. Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2022 The gilded fishbowl of his particular fame is a place many would drown. Chloe Walker, Longreads, 1 July 2022 Afternoons, meanwhile, were for writing letters, and evenings were for journaling, recording in detail every nuance of my new life in a fishbowl. Keri Blakinger, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2022 For scientists, Isle Royale has long been a fascinating fishbowl for research. NBC News, 23 Apr. 2022 Suddenly Aram is holding Dr. Idigbe's fishbowl and sees his friends gunned down. Laura Sirikul, EW.com, 7 May 2022 And the night sky in Iceland is practically one big observatory, the universe in a fishbowl. Dan Neil, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2022 Like fish in a fishbowl, everyone’s watching Acquario Ceara, but only time will tell if the new aquarium will make a splash. Hannah Weinberger, Outside Online, 23 July 2014 Patrons also seem to enjoy the creative handcrafted cocktails and the fun fishbowl drink (Friday special); beer, wine and mocktails available, too. Gerry Frank | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 5 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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