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fish F0146000 (fĭsh)n. pl. fish or fish·es 1. Any of numerous cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates characteristically having fins, gills, and a streamlined body and including the bony fishes, such as catfishes and tunas, and the cartilaginous fishes, such as sharks and rays.2. Any of various jawless aquatic craniates, including the lampreys and hagfishes.3. The flesh of such animals used as food.4. Informal A person, especially one considered deficient in something: a poor fish.v. fished, fish·ing, fish·es v.intr.1. To catch or try to catch fish.2. To look for something by feeling one's way; grope: fished in both pockets for a coin.3. To seek something in a sly or indirect way: fish for compliments.v.tr.1. a. To catch or try to catch (fish).b. To catch or try to catch fish in: fish mountain streams.2. To catch or pull as if fishing: deftly fished the corn out of the boiling water.Phrasal Verb: fish out To deplete (a lake, for example) of fish by fishing.Idioms: fish or cut bait Informal To proceed with an activity or abandon it altogether. like a fish out of water Completely unfamiliar with one's surroundings or activity. neither fish nor fowl Having no specific characteristics; indefinite. other fish to fry Informal Other matters to attend to: He declined to come along to the movie, saying he had other fish to fry.
[Middle English, from Old English fisc.]fish out vb (tr, adverb) to find or extract (something): to fish keys out of a pocket. Translationsfish (fiʃ) noun – plurals fish (rare) ˈfishes – 1. a kind of creature that lives in water and breathes through gills. There are plenty of fish around the coast. 魚 鱼2. its flesh eaten as food. Do you prefer meat or fish? 魚肉 鱼肉 verb1. to (try to) catch fish (in). She likes fishing; He fished the river all day. 捕魚 捕鱼2. (usually with for) to search for. She fished around in her handbag for a handkerchief. 尋找 寻找3. (usually with for) to try to get by indirect means. He is always fishing for compliments. 間接探聽 间接探听ˈfishy adjective1. of or like a fish. a fishy smell. 像魚的，腥臭的 象鱼的，腥臭的 2. odd or suspicious. There's something fishy about that man. 可疑的 可疑的ˈfishball noun mashed fish shaped into a ball and cooked. 魚丸子 鱼丸子ˈfisherman noun a person who fishes either as a job or as a hobby. 捕魚人 捕鱼人ˈfish farm noun an area of fresh water for breeding fish as a business. 養魚場 养鱼场fish farmer a person who breeds fish. 養魚人 养鱼人ˈfish hatchery noun a place for hatching fish eggs. 魚孵卵所 鱼类孵化场ˈfishing-line noun a fine strong thread, now usually made of nylon, used with a rod, hooks etc for catching fish. 釣絲 钓丝ˈfishing-rod noun a long thin flexible rod used with a fishing-line and hooks etc for catching fish. 釣竿 钓竿fish merchant a fishmonger. 魚販 鱼贩子ˈfishmonger noun1. a person who sells fish. 魚販 鱼贩子2. a shop that sells mainly fish. I must go down to the fishmonger. 魚店 鱼店feel like a fish out of water to feel uncomfortable or out of place in a situation. 感到不自在 感到不自在fish out to pull something out with some difficulty. At last he fished out the letter he was looking for. 掏出 掏出
The plural fish is never wrong, but sometimes fishes is used in talking about different individuals or species: How many fish did you catch? ; the fishes of the Indian Ocean ; the story of two little fishes . fish out
fish out1. To find and retrieve something. It took me a minute to fish my keys out of my bag.2. To be completely empty of fish, as of a body of water where fishing is common. We won't catch anything here if it's already fished out.See also: fish, outfish out1. Also, fish up. Discover and retrieve something from a pile or store. For example, She finally fished out the right letter from the files, or He fished up a scandal for the paper to run in the early edition. This usage likens pulling fish from the sea to finding something. [Mid-1600s] 2. Deplete the fish in a body of water by fishing, as in This stream is completely fished out. See also: fish, outEncyclopediaSeefishFinancialSeeFISH |