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eels

UK /iːlz/US /ilz/

词源

源自古英语 'ǣl',与古高地德语 'āl' 和拉丁语 'anguilla'(意为小蛇)有关。

noun

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。)

同义词:conger, moray, electric eel

常见短语

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。)