angler

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n. 钓鱼, 攫取, 追逐

发音

UK /ˈæŋ.ɡlə(ɹ)/
其它
US /ˈæŋ.ɡlɚ/

词形变化

anglers 复数 anglers

教材释义与例句

名词

钓鱼；琵琶鱼；钓鱼者；用不正当手段谋取好处的人

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who fishes with a hook and line.

    A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.

  2. 2.

    An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.

    The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.

  3. 3.

    Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.

    Jonas was a consummate angler when it came the company's leave policy; he had it figured so he only needed to work six months out of the year.

  4. 4.

    A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.

    英国 古体

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

lotte monkfish allmouth anglerfish goosefish troller

上位词 4

fisher schemer acanthopterygian plotter

部分词 1

monkfish

相关短语

angler fish n. 华脐鱼；[鱼] 琵琶鱼 angler fishes

词源

From Middle English angler, angleer, angeler, equivalent to angle + -er.

来源：wiktionary