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单词 minnow
释义

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
min•now /ˈmɪnoʊ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. (esp. for kinds or species) -nows, (esp. when thought of as a group;
rare
) -now. 
  1. Fisha small fish of fresh waters.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
min•now  (minō),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -nows,  (esp. collectively, Rare) -now for 1, 2, 3.
  1. Fisha small, European cyprinoid fish, Phoxinus phoxinus.
  2. Fishany other fish of the family Cyprinidae, including the carps, goldfishes, and daces.
  3. Fishany of various unrelated, small fishes.
  4. a person or thing that is comparatively small or insignificant.
  • 1325–75; Middle English minwe, Old English *mynwe (feminine) for myne (masculine); cognate with Old High German munewa kind of fish

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
minnow /ˈmɪnəʊ/ n ( pl -nows, -now)
  1. a small slender European freshwater cyprinid fish, Phoxinus phoxinus
  2. a small or insignificant person
Etymology: 15th Century: related to Old English myne minnow; compare Old High German muniwa fish
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