sprat

n. 西鲱, 瘦小个子

发音

其它 /spɹæt/

词形变化

sprats 复数 sprats sprats 三单 spratted spratting spratting 现在分词 spratted 过去式 spratted 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae.

  2. 2.

    Any of various similar fish of other genera.

  3. 3.

    Anything petty or insignificant.

    引申义
  4. 4.

    A sixpence.

    英国 废旧 俚语
v.
  1. 1.

    To manure (land) with sprats (the fish).

    历史 及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

brisling

上位词 2

herring sardine

部分词 1

brisling

整体词 1

brisling

相关短语

throw a sprat to catch a mackerel v. 吃小亏占大便宜 throws a sprat to catch a mackerel throwing a sprat to catch a mackerel threw a sprat to catch a mackerel thrown a sprat to catch a mackerel Jack Sprat 矮子, 侏儒 European sprat

词源

From Middle English sprotte, from Old English sprot. Older source is unknown. Cognate with German Sprotte, Dutch sprot. Compare sprout.

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