fish
noun/fɪʃ/
/fɪʃ/
(plural fish, fishes)
Fish is the usual plural form. The older form, fishes, can be used to refer to different kinds of fish.Idioms 
enlarge image[countable] a creature that lives in water, breathes through gills, and uses fins and a tail for swimming鱼 - They caught several fish.
他们捉到了几条鱼。 - In the pool she could see little silvery fish darting around.
池子里，她看见银色的小鱼在游来游去。 - tropical/marine/freshwater fish
热带鱼；海鱼；淡水鱼 - Herring are relatively oily fish.
鲱鱼是比较油腻的鱼。 - shoals (= groups) of fish
鱼群 - There are about 30 000 species of fish in the world.
世界上约有 3 万种鱼。 - The list of endangered species includes nearly 600 fishes.
濒临灭绝物种的名单中列有将近 600 种鱼。 - a fish tank/pond
鱼缸；鱼池 - Fish stocks in the Baltic are in decline.
波罗的海的鱼类资源逐渐减少。 - Fish farming has boomed in the past three decades.
过去三十年来，鱼类养殖蓬勃发展。
Collocations The living worldThe living worldAnimalssee also coarse fish, flatfish, flying fish, game fish, sea fish, shellfish, wet fish- animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)
- fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)
- birds fly/migrate/nest/sing
- insects crawl/fly/bite/sting
- insects/bees/locusts swarm
- bees collect/gather nectar/pollen
- spiders spin/weave a web
- snakes/lizards shed their skins
- bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate
- insect larvae grow/develop/pupate
- an egg/a chick/a larva hatches
- attract/find/choose a mate
- produce/release eggs/sperm
- lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs
- inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast
- mark/enter/defend (a) territory
- stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey
- trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower
- a seed germinates/sprouts
- leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form
- flower buds swell/open
- a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes something
- pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant
- produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores
- produce/bear fruit
- develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves
- provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients
- perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis
- bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply
- bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on something
- bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease
- bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)
- a virus enters/invades something/the body
- a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)
- be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria
- contain/carry/harbour bacteria/a virus
- kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria
Extra ExamplesTopics Fish and shellfisha1- He landed a big fish.
他捕到一条大鱼。 - I cleaned and filleted the fish.
我把鱼洗净并切条。 - The fish aren't biting (= taking the bait ) today.
今天鱼不咬钩。 - fish farmed in Canada
在加拿大养殖的鱼
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- freshwater
- marine
- saltwater
- …
- school
- shoal
- catch
- land
- breed
- …
- swim
- hatch
- bite
- …
- species
- eggs
- bowl
- …
- They caught several fish.
- [uncountable] the soft part of fish that is eaten as food
鱼肉 - a regular diet of fresh fish
常吃鲜鱼 - fried/grilled/smoked/dried fish
煎鱼；烤鱼；熏鱼；鱼干 - fish pie/soup
鱼肉馅饼；鱼汤 - The chef's fish dishes are his speciality.
厨师的鱼类菜肴是他的拿手菜。 - Fish forms the main part of their diet.
鱼是他们饮食的主要部分。
Extra ExamplesTopics Fooda1- Remove the skin and flake the cooked fish.
把煮熟的鱼去皮切成薄片。 - This fish tastes funny.
这鱼的味道有点儿怪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- dried
- frozen
- …
- bit
- piece
- fillet/filet
- …
- eat
- have
- clean
- …
- taste
- bone
- fillet/filet
- dish
- …
- fish and chips
- a regular diet of fresh fish
Word OriginOld English fisc (as a noun denoting any animal living exclusively in water), fiscian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vis, vissen and German Fisch, fischen.
Idioms
be like shooting fish in a barrel
- (informal) used to emphasize how easy it is to do something
易如反掌；探囊取物；手到擒来 - What do you mean you can't do it? It'll be like shooting fish in a barrel!
你说干不了是什么意思？这不是小事一桩嘛！
- What do you mean you can't do it? It'll be like shooting fish in a barrel!
a big fish (in a small pond)
- an important person (in a small community)
（小圈子里的）大人物
a cold fish
- a person who seems unfriendly and without strong emotions
冷漠无情的人
a different kettle of fish
- (informal) a completely different situation or person from the one previously mentioned
另一码事；截然不同的人
drink like a fish
- (informal) to drink a lot of alcohol regularly
（习惯性）饮酒过度，酗酒，豪饮 - Simon was drinking like a fish that evening.
西蒙那天晚上喝了很多酒。
- Simon was drinking like a fish that evening.
a fish out of water
- a person who feels uncomfortable because they are in an environment that is not familiar
因为处于不熟悉的环境中而感到不舒服的人
have bigger/other fish to fry
- to have more important or more interesting things to do
还有更重要的事情要做；另有他图
neither fish nor fowl
- neither one thing nor another
非驴非马；不伦不类 - The hovercraft has always suffered from the fact that it is neither fish nor fowl.
气垫船一直饱受不伦不类的困扰。
- The hovercraft has always suffered from the fact that it is neither fish nor fowl.
an odd/a queer fish
- (old-fashioned, British English) a person who is slightly strange or crazy
古怪的人；有些荒唐的人
there are plenty more fish in the sea
- used to comfort somebody whose romantic relationship has ended by saying that there are many other people with whom they may have a successful relationship in the future
天涯何处无芳草（用于安慰失恋者）