croaker

n. 呱呱叫的动物, 黄花鱼, 预报凶事者, 发牢骚者, 鸣冤者, 悲观者

发音

US /ˈkɹoʊkɚ/
AU

词形变化

croakers 复数 croakers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone who or something that makes a croaking sound.

  2. 2.

    Any of certain fish in the family Sciaenidae, known for the throbbing sounds they make.

  3. 3.

    A frog.

    非正式
  4. 4.

    A doctor.

    俚语
  5. 5.

    One who will soon die; a goner.

    俚语
  6. 6.

    A vocal pessimist, grumbler, or doomsayer.

    过时

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

sciaenid

下位词 4

white croaker Atlantic croaker kingfish queenfish

相关短语

white croaker 白姑鱼 nibe croaker spotfin croaker Atlantic croaker 【鱼类】石首鱼(产于美国大西洋沿岸) spot croaker geelbeck croaker

词源

From croak + -er.

来源：wiktionary