| 释义 |
bar·ra·cu·da
I. \ˌbarəˈküdəalso ˌber-\ noun
also bar·ra·cou·ta \-üd.ə, -ütə\
(plural barracuda or barracudas)
Etymology: American Spanish barracuda
1. : any of several voracious pikelike marine mugiloid fishes related to the gray mullets, constituting the genus Sphyraena and family Sphyraenidae cosmopolitan in warm seas, and including excellent food fishes as well as forms regarded as toxic — see great barracuda
2. : a large scombroid food and game fish (Scomberomorus commersonii) of the warmer Indo-Pacific seas
II. noun
: one that uses aggressive, selfish, and sometimes unethical methods to obtain goals especially in business |