| 单词 | shoal |
| 释义 | shoal (once / 909 pages) nv The noun shoal can be used to refer to a group of fish or an area of shallow water. So when you’re navigating a shoal in your row boat, you might look down and see a shoal of fish swimming out of the way. If you like to fish, you might know that shoal can refer to shallow water, but it can also describe a sandbank that you can only see when the water is low. Both kinds of shoals are problems if you’re trying to navigate in a boat — you have to try not to run aground when you encounter either one. The word also has a verb form as well that describes water that gets shallow: it shoals. WORD FAMILYshoal: shoaled, shoaling, shoals, shoaly USAGE EXAMPLESPartners for Sacred Places hosted the event and created the report through a grant secured by the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Navy and Air Force transits near these shoals. Wall Street Journal(Dec 18, 2016) The home’s contemporary style — including black-and-white depictions of Maryland landmarks such as the Bay Bridge and the Thomas Point Shoal Light — added to its appeal. Washington Post(Dec 06, 2016) 1n a stretch of shallow water Syn|Hyper shallow body of water, water the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) 2n a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide Hyper sandbank a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide 3n a large group of fish Syn|Hyper school animal group a group of animals 4v become shallow Syn|Hyper shallow change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 5v make shallow Syn|Hyper shallow alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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