sardine

Related topics: Fish, Food

sar·dine /ˌsɑːˈdiːn◂ $ ˌsɑːr-/ noun

1. [countableC]HBFDF a small young fish that is often packed in flat metal boxes when it is sold as food 沙丁鱼〔通常以罐装形式出售〕 →5 see picture at 见图 fish1

2 be packed like sardines CROWDto be crowded tightly together in a small space 挤得像沙丁鱼一样，拥挤不堪

commuters packed like sardines on the evening train

晚班火车上挤得像沙丁鱼一样的通勤乘客

Examples from the Corpus

be packed like sardines• On the other side of the building turtles are packed like sardines into more tanks.• We were packed like sardines on the train.

Examples from the Corpus

sardine• Breakfast on the Franklin, dinner out of a sardine can, supper at the Claiendon.• Tuna, salmon, and sardines are the most frequently purchased kinds of canned fish.• Squeezed like despondent sardines, they looked as if they were huddling for warmth.• Iced sardines are trodden underfoot to soften them up.• With bigger fish in serious decline, mackerel, sardines and anchovies are now the main targets.• Dinner was sardines and stew, made palatable by two lots of vodka.

Origin sardine

(1400-1500) French Latin sardina

单词	sardine
释义	sardine Related topics: Fish, Food sar·dine /ˌsɑːˈdiːn◂ $ ˌsɑːr-/ noun 1. [countableC]HBFDF a small young fish that is often packed in flat metal boxes when it is sold as food 沙丁鱼〔通常以罐装形式出售〕 →5 see picture at 见图 fish1 2 be packed like sardines CROWDto be crowded tightly together in a small space 挤得像沙丁鱼一样，拥挤不堪 commuters packed like sardines on the evening train 晚班火车上挤得像沙丁鱼一样的通勤乘客 Examples from the Corpus be packed like sardines• On the other side of the building turtles are packed like sardines into more tanks.• We were packed like sardines on the train. Examples from the Corpus sardine• Breakfast on the Franklin, dinner out of a sardine can, supper at the Claiendon.• Tuna, salmon, and sardines are the most frequently purchased kinds of canned fish.• Squeezed like despondent sardines, they looked as if they were huddling for warmth.• Iced sardines are trodden underfoot to soften them up.• With bigger fish in serious decline, mackerel, sardines and anchovies are now the main targets.• Dinner was sardines and stew, made palatable by two lots of vodka. Origin sardine (1400-1500) French Latin sardina
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