"minnows" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 小魚（小型魚類）

Definition

小型淡水魚，通常用作魚餌或出現在溪流和池塘中。有時也指不重要的小角色或事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於複數形描述魚類。也可作比喻指無關緊要的人或事。常見搭配：'school of minnows'（一羣小魚），'just minnows'（沒什麼大不了的）。

Examples

There are many minnows in this pond.

這個池塘裡有很多**小魚**。

Fishermen often use minnows as bait.

漁民經常用**小魚**作魚餌。

The stream is full of tiny minnows.

小溪裡滿是細小的**小魚**。

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

大公司根本不擔心那些試圖競爭的**小公司**。

We only caught a few minnows today, nothing big.

我們今天只抓到幾條**小魚**，沒什麼大魚。

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

那些隊伍在比賽中只是**小角色**，沒什麼機會。