"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。