minnow
英['mɪnəʊ]
美['mɪnoʊ]
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n.
鲦鱼;小淡水鱼;无足轻重的小公司;不起眼的小型运动队
GRE
Noun:
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very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
- 1. Throw out a minnow to catch a whale.
- 弃小引大.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Their total catch was one minnow.
- 他们的全部所获是一条小鱼。
来自辞典例句
- 3. To throw out a minnow to catch a whale.
- 抛砖引玉(抛小鱼想捉鲸鱼).
来自互联网
- 4. One must lose a minnow to catch a salmon.
- 失去小鲤鱼,抓住大马哈鱼.
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- 5. Operationally, too, PetroChina a minnow beside its peers.
- 在运营方面, 中石油与其同行相比也只是小字辈.
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用作名词 (n.)
- The minnow had grown and had become a full-fledged fish.
这条鲦鱼已经长大,成为一条发育健全的鱼。
- These two companies are both minnows in the international market.
在国际市场上,这两家公司都是微不足道的。