| 单词 | minnow |
| 释义 | minnowFish min·now /ˈmɪnəʊ $ -noʊ/ noun [countableC] 1. HBFa very small fish that lives in rivers and lakes 米诺鱼〔一种生活在河、湖中的极小的鱼〕 2 UNIMPORTANTan organization or company that is small and unimportant 微不足道的组织[公司] one of the minnows of the computer industry 计算机行业中一家微不足道的小公司 Examples from the Corpus minnow• The brass thought they could calm things down by throwing a few minnows to the sharks.• These jawless proto-fish were mostly quite small, the size of large minnows, and they were heavily armoured.• The Diadora League minnows could have been three up in the first 20 minutes.• Darkness is stronger and swallows them like minnows.• Picture a shallow pool with a glassy surface, and in the pool picture minnows fluttering their tail fins but otherwise stationary.• They appeared to have one law for the big boys and another for the minnows.• The bridge on State Road 46 is another good spot to catch the fish, using minnows. (1400-1500) Probably from an unrecorded Old English mynwe |
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