"snakehead" in Chinese (Simplified)
黑鱼蛇头 (非法移民组织者)
Definition
“Snakehead” 指一种身体细长、性格凶猛的鱼。在非正式用法中,尤其在中国,还指非法组织移民的人贩子。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
指鱼时正式。表示犯罪团伙多见于中国新闻和有关非法移民的报道,亚洲以外较少用。作动物时也常用“黑鱼”。不要与“snake head”(蛇的头部)混淆。
Examples
A snakehead can live both in water and on land for some time.
**黑鱼**可以在水里和陆地上存活一段时间。
The fisherman caught a large snakehead in the river.
渔民在河里捉到了一条大**黑鱼**。
Snakeheads are not native to North America.
**黑鱼**不是北美本地鱼种。
The news reported that a snakehead was arrested for smuggling people into Europe.
新闻报道一名**蛇头**因偷渡人员到欧洲被逮捕。
People pay a snakehead large sums to get across the border.
人们花高价请**蛇头**带他们过境。
I've seen a snakehead fish at the aquarium before; it's pretty scary-looking!
我以前在水族馆见过**黑鱼**,看起来很吓人!