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"minnows" in Chinese (Simplified)

小鱼(小型鱼类)

Definition

小型淡水鱼,通常用作鱼饵或出现在溪流和池塘中。有时也指不重要的小角色或事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于复数形式描述鱼类。也可以比喻用来指代无关紧要的人或事。常见搭配:'school of minnows'(一群小鱼),'just minnows'(没什么大不了的)。

Examples

There are many minnows in this pond.

这个池塘里有很多**小鱼**。

Fishermen often use minnows as bait.

渔民经常用**小鱼**作鱼饵。

The stream is full of tiny minnows.

小溪里满是细小的**小鱼**。

The big companies don't worry about the minnows trying to compete.

大公司根本不担心那些试图竞争的**小公司**。

We only caught a few minnows today, nothing big.

我们今天只抓到几条**小鱼**,没什么大鱼。

Those teams are minnows in the tournament; they don't stand a chance.

那些队伍在比赛中只是**小角色**,没什么机会。