英语词汇“sprat”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sprat n. [countable], pl. sprats, (esp. when thought of as a group) sprat.

Fisha small fish, a herring of the E North Atlantic.

sprat n., pl. sprats, (esp. collectively) sprat for 1.

Fisha species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
a small or inconsequential person or thing.

1590–1600; variant of earlier sprot, Middle English, Old English (cognate with German Sprott); apparently same word as Old English sprott sprout, twig (for the two meanings compare sprag²); akin to Old English spryttan to sprout

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sprat /spræt/ n

a small marine food fish, Clupea sprattus, of the NE Atlantic Ocean and North Sea: family Clupeidae (herrings)
See also brisling
any of various small or young herrings

Etymology: 16th Century: variant of Old English sprott; related to Middle Low German sprott, Norwegian sprot small rod

单词	sprat
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 sprat /spræt/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. sprats, (esp. when thought of as a group) sprat. Fisha small fish, a herring of the E North Atlantic. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 sprat (sprat),USA pronunciation n., pl. sprats, (esp. collectively) sprat for 1. Fisha species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic. a small or inconsequential person or thing. 1590–1600; variant of earlier sprot, Middle English, Old English (cognate with German Sprott); apparently same word as Old English sprott sprout, twig (for the two meanings compare sprag²); akin to Old English spryttan to sprout Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sprat /spræt/ n a small marine food fish, Clupea sprattus, of the NE Atlantic Ocean and North Sea: family Clupeidae (herrings) See also brisling any of various small or young herrings Etymology: 16th Century: variant of Old English sprott; related to Middle Low German sprott, Norwegian sprot small rod
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