dolphinfish

dolphinfish — noun

1. a brightly coloured saltwater fish whose long, flat-sided shape and split, V-sha

1.名詞C1
釋義

a brightly coloured saltwater fish whose long, flat-sided shape and split, V-shaped tail-fin are common in warm-sea waters; valued by anglers and cooks, and usually sold under its Hawaiian name, mahi-mahi

例句

Amani photographed a dolphinfish flashing gold and blue beside the boat.

Eli grilled the dolphinfish his neighbour had caught off the Florida coast.

collocation: caught off the [coast]

同義詞
  • mahi-mahi

    Hawaiian-derived trade name, used on most restaurant menus and seafood labels

  • dorado

    Spanish-derived name common in Latin America and among sport fishers in the Americas

文法句型

dolphinfish / dolphinfishes (plural)

用法筆記

Despite the name, this fish is not related to the dolphin (the mammal). To avoid confusion in menus and tourism, restaurants and supermarkets usually call it 'mahi-mahi'. The plural is often 'dolphinfish' (unchanged); 'dolphinfishes' is used mainly when speaking of more than one species.

常見錯誤

❌We saw dolphinfish jumping like trained dolphins at the aquarium.
✅We saw dolphins jumping like trained dolphins at the aquarium.
💡a dolphinfish is a fish, not the mammal called a dolphin.