"gentles" in Chinese (Simplified)
蛆虫(钓鱼用的鱼饵)- 温和的人(古语)
Definition
“Gentles” 通常指用于钓鱼的蛆虫鱼饵。也可以是古老的对温文尔雅或高贵人士的称呼。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
现代英语里“gentles”几乎仅指钓鱼用的蛆虫鱼饵。用来指“温和的人”是古老或文学用法,现在很罕见。日常口语很少用。
Examples
Fishermen often use gentles as bait to catch fish.
钓鱼的人常用**gentles**作鱼饵。
I bought a box of gentles from the bait shop before fishing.
钓鱼前,我在鱼饵店买了一盒**gentles**。
The gentles wriggled inside the container.
**Gentles**在容器里蠕动。
Some anglers swear that red gentles attract more fish than white ones.
有些钓鱼爱好者坚信红色的**gentles**比白色的更能吸引鱼。
You don't see many actors addressing the audience as 'good gentles' these days—it's very Shakespearean.
现在很少看到演员称观众为“good **gentles**”了——很有莎士比亚风格。
If you run out of worms, you can always use gentles for bait instead.
如果没有蚯蚓做鱼饵,也可以用**gentles**代替。