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源自古英语 'ǣl',与古高地德语 'āl' 和拉丁语 'anguilla'(意为小蛇)有关。
❶ 鳗鱼,一种细长、类似蛇的鱼类,生活在淡水或海水中,有些种类可供食用。
“The river is full of eels swimming upstream.”
(河里满是向上游游动的鳗鱼。)
“She ordered grilled eels at the Japanese restaurant.”
(她在日本餐厅点了烤鳗鱼。)
slippery as an eel — 形容某人或某物像鳗鱼一样难以捉摸或抓住,常用于比喻狡猾或难以控制的情况。
“The suspect was slippery as an eel and escaped from the police.”
(嫌疑人滑得像条鳗鱼,从警方手中逃脱了。)