cod

IPA/kɒd/
KK[kˈɑd]IPA/kɑːd/

cod — noun

  • codsingular
  • codsplural

1. a big fish with white flesh that lives in cold parts of the ocean and is widely

1.名詞B1
釋義

a big fish with white flesh that lives in cold parts of the ocean and is widely caught for people to eat

例句

Darius hauled a huge cod onto the deck of his fishing boat.

countable: a/one cod as a whole fish

The little restaurant near the harbour serves fresh cod every Friday.

uncountable: cod as food, no article

同義詞
  • haddock

    a related white sea fish, smaller and often smoked

  • pollock

    a cheaper cod-family fish used in fish fingers

用法筆記

Used as both a countable noun (the whole fish: a cod, two cod) and an uncountable noun (the meat on a plate: some cod). The plural of the fish is usually 'cod', not 'cods'.

常見錯誤

❌I ate two cods for dinner.
✅I ate two pieces of cod for dinner.
💡as food, 'cod' is uncountable, so you count portions, not 'cods'.