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eel

UK /iːl/US /il/

词源

源自古英语ǣl,与古高地德语āl、拉丁语anguilla(鳗鱼)同源。

noun

❶ 鳗鱼,一种细长、滑溜的鱼类,生活在淡水或海水中,身体像蛇一样可以灵活游动。

“He caught a large eel in the river.”

(他在河里捉到一条大鳗鱼。)

“Japanese people often eat grilled eel.”

(日本人经常吃烤鳗鱼。)

同义词:anguillid, fish, snakefish

常见短语

slippery as an eel — 形容某人或某物像鳗鱼一样难以抓住或控制,常用来比喻狡猾或不可靠的人。

“The thief was slippery as an eel and escaped from the police.”

(那个小偷像鳗鱼一样滑溜,从警察手里逃脱了。)