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单词 catfish
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Definition of catfish in English:

catfish

nounPlural catfishesˈkatfɪʃˈkætˌfɪʃ
  • 1A freshwater or marine fish with barbels resembling whiskers round the mouth, typically bottom-dwelling.

    Order Siluriformes: many families, including the Eurasian family Siluridae (see wels) and the Callichthyidae (which contains a number of species that are popular in aquaria, in particular the genus Corydoras)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many of you will probably be thinking of going over to Spain to sample the carp fishing or to pursue catfish or perhaps even the various barbel forms.
    • Use the spear for nabbing medium-size freshwater fish like bass and catfish, or ocean fish such as grouper and flounder.
    • Especially well adapted to low or nonexistent light levels are several new species of electric fishes and catfishes.
    • Other fishes, such as catfishes and burbots, probably eat the young shovelnose sturgeons.
    • The presence of year-round rivers also provides Iraq with freshwater fish such as catfish and members of the genus Barbus.
  • 2

    another term for wolf fish
verbcatfishesˈkatfɪʃˈkætˌfɪʃ
  • 1no object Fish for catfish.

    with the Mississippi River far below its normal level, the catfishing kept getting better and better
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Of course, I know him; we catfish together.
    • He'd spent more than a few cheery nights with them as they catfished on the Clinch River.
    • I hooked a carp that was yellow as a goldfish while I was catfishing.
    • Some friends and I were catfishing the Minnesota River until well past midnight on a cloudy, moonless night.
    • He and a friend were catfishing in Mill Creek when they came upon something really big.
    • I do a little catfishing and try to take a surf fishing trip at least once a year.
  • 2US informal with object Lure (someone) into a relationship by means of a fictional online persona.

    he was being catfished by a cruel prankster
    a victim of catfishing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • While there isn't much data at this point, catfishing is becoming more common anecdotally.
    • I am so sorry I catfished you yesterday.
    • He had been catfished into providing revealing photos of himself to a man who had posed as a woman.
    • Why doesn't she stick around to help him figure out who is catfishing him?
    • We also discovered that he had been catfishing Gus the whole time.
    • Parents have to scramble to make sure their kids aren't sending dirty messages to their friends, or getting bullied or catfished by an old man pretending to be a cool tween.
    • His words are instead funneled through Nick, who has been catfishing his best friend.
    • So how can you stay safe online and avoid being catfished?
    • He said the athletic department catfished several athletes to teach them the dangers of social networking.
    • I politely told her that since she had clearly catfished me I was going to have to pass on going out.
    • The athlete put out a statement saying he was essentially catfished, but doubt is still rampant.

Rhymes

flatfish
 
 

Definition of catfish in US English:

catfish

nounˈkatˌfiSHˈkætˌfɪʃ
  • 1A freshwater or marine fish with barbels resembling whiskers around the mouth, typically bottom-dwelling.

    Order Siluriformes: many families, including the Eurasian family Siluridae and the large North American family Ictaluridae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Especially well adapted to low or nonexistent light levels are several new species of electric fishes and catfishes.
    • The presence of year-round rivers also provides Iraq with freshwater fish such as catfish and members of the genus Barbus.
    • Many of you will probably be thinking of going over to Spain to sample the carp fishing or to pursue catfish or perhaps even the various barbel forms.
    • Other fishes, such as catfishes and burbots, probably eat the young shovelnose sturgeons.
    • Use the spear for nabbing medium-size freshwater fish like bass and catfish, or ocean fish such as grouper and flounder.
  • 2

    another term for wolffish
verbˈkatˌfiSHˈkætˌfɪʃ
  • 1no object Fish for catfish.

    with the Mississippi River far below its normal level, the catfishing kept getting better and better
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He and a friend were catfishing in Mill Creek when they came upon something really big.
    • He'd spent more than a few cheery nights with them as they catfished on the Clinch River.
    • I hooked a carp that was yellow as a goldfish while I was catfishing.
    • I do a little catfishing and try to take a surf fishing trip at least once a year.
    • Some friends and I were catfishing the Minnesota River until well past midnight on a cloudy, moonless night.
    • Of course, I know him; we catfish together.
  • 2US informal with object Lure (someone) into a relationship by means of a fictional online persona.

    he was being catfished by a cruel prankster
    a victim of catfishing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I am so sorry I catfished you yesterday.
    • The athlete put out a statement saying he was essentially catfished, but doubt is still rampant.
    • His words are instead funneled through Nick, who has been catfishing his best friend.
    • Why doesn't she stick around to help him figure out who is catfishing him?
    • While there isn't much data at this point, catfishing is becoming more common anecdotally.
    • Parents have to scramble to make sure their kids aren't sending dirty messages to their friends, or getting bullied or catfished by an old man pretending to be a cool tween.
    • I politely told her that since she had clearly catfished me I was going to have to pass on going out.
    • So how can you stay safe online and avoid being catfished?
    • We also discovered that he had been catfishing Gus the whole time.
    • He had been catfished into providing revealing photos of himself to a man who had posed as a woman.
    • He said the athletic department catfished several athletes to teach them the dangers of social networking.
 
 
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