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单词 corvina
释义

corvina1

noun kɔːˈviːnəkôrˈvēnə
mass noun
  • A variety of wine grape native to the Veneto region of north-eastern Italy, used to make Valpolicella and Bardolino.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In Valpolicella they use grapes not likely to be on the Who's Who of Grapes: rondinella, molinara, and the leader of the pack, corvina.
    • It is made from a blend of late harvested and dried refosco, carmenere and corvina, making it sort of a super-Venetian as they call it on the back label.

Origin

Italian (feminine adjective), literally 'raven-black'.

corvina2

nounkɔːˈviːnəˌkôrˈvēnə
  • A marine food and game fish of the drum family, found on the Pacific coasts of California and Mexico and sometimes living in fresh water.

    Genus Cynoscion, family Sciaenidae: two species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dine on seafood specialties, including the superb ceviche de corvina - raw white sea bass marinated in lime juice.
    • Today was a very good day: In 3 hours I got 17 corvinas.
    • It got its start as a fishing camp based around the totoaba, a large corvina fish that spawns in the upper gulf's shallow, sediment-laden waters, and around shrimp.
    • In addition to the bass and halibut, San Diego's ‘back bay’ area plays host to good numbers of shortfin corvina in the 2-to - 3-pound class.
    • The possibilities of fishing large corvinas, brótolas, small hakes, pejerreyes, rays and chuchos increase considerably.
    • Species to expect include various species of tuna, the odd billfish and in some areas, large inshore corvinas and white sea-bass.
    • It is possible to catch caimans and turtles in the rivers; the Peruvian Sea is recognized by its production of corvinas, lenguados, anchoveta, bonito, crustacean and shellfish.
    • San Diego and Mission Bays offer outstanding fishing for a medley of inshore species, including spotted bay, sand and calico kelp bass, shortfin corvina, bonefish (yes, the same fish found on Florida flats), halibut, barracuda, bonito and mackerel.
    • The shortfin corvina was introduced into the Salton Sea in southern California.
    • The corvinas more usually seen in the fish market in Aljezur weighed about 7-15 kg, but these were caught by the fishing boats based in Lagos.
    • There are bass, halibut, white seabass, shortfin corvina, bonito, barracuda and many other species that will test any angler's skill and fly tackle.
    • Pintados, pirarucus, tucunarés, corvinas, mandubés, barbados, dorados, mandis and many others crowd the waters of this abundant River.
    • Well, you can always take a trip into the ocean to fish for corvinas, soles and sharks.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Spanish and Portuguese.

 
 

corvina1

nounkôrˈvēnə
  • A variety of wine grape native to the Veneto region of northeastern Italy, used to make Valpolicella and Bardolino.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In Valpolicella they use grapes not likely to be on the Who's Who of Grapes: rondinella, molinara, and the leader of the pack, corvina.
    • It is made from a blend of late harvested and dried refosco, carmenere and corvina, making it sort of a super-Venetian as they call it on the back label.

Origin

Italian (feminine adjective), literally ‘raven-black’.

corvina2

nounˌkôrˈvēnə
  • A marine food and game fish of the drum family, found on the Pacific coasts of California and Mexico and sometimes living in fresh water.

    Genus Cynoscion, family Sciaenidae: two species, in particular the shortfin corvina (C. parvipennis)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It got its start as a fishing camp based around the totoaba, a large corvina fish that spawns in the upper gulf's shallow, sediment-laden waters, and around shrimp.
    • The corvinas more usually seen in the fish market in Aljezur weighed about 7-15 kg, but these were caught by the fishing boats based in Lagos.
    • Pintados, pirarucus, tucunarés, corvinas, mandubés, barbados, dorados, mandis and many others crowd the waters of this abundant River.
    • There are bass, halibut, white seabass, shortfin corvina, bonito, barracuda and many other species that will test any angler's skill and fly tackle.
    • It is possible to catch caimans and turtles in the rivers; the Peruvian Sea is recognized by its production of corvinas, lenguados, anchoveta, bonito, crustacean and shellfish.
    • The possibilities of fishing large corvinas, brótolas, small hakes, pejerreyes, rays and chuchos increase considerably.
    • San Diego and Mission Bays offer outstanding fishing for a medley of inshore species, including spotted bay, sand and calico kelp bass, shortfin corvina, bonefish (yes, the same fish found on Florida flats), halibut, barracuda, bonito and mackerel.
    • Dine on seafood specialties, including the superb ceviche de corvina - raw white sea bass marinated in lime juice.
    • Today was a very good day: In 3 hours I got 17 corvinas.
    • Species to expect include various species of tuna, the odd billfish and in some areas, large inshore corvinas and white sea-bass.
    • The shortfin corvina was introduced into the Salton Sea in southern California.
    • In addition to the bass and halibut, San Diego's ‘back bay’ area plays host to good numbers of shortfin corvina in the 2-to - 3-pound class.
    • Well, you can always take a trip into the ocean to fish for corvinas, soles and sharks.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Spanish and Portuguese.

 
 
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