gar
gar — exclamation
1. People say 'Gar!' when they feel suddenly frustrated, annoyed, or want to make a
People say 'Gar!' when they feel suddenly frustrated, annoyed, or want to make a statement sound more forceful.
Gar! I have locked my keys inside the hire car at Edinburgh Airport!
informal interjection expressing sudden frustration
Kofi muttered 'Gar!' under his breath when the computer screen went blank.
"Gar! That is the third phone call from the same salesperson today," Ana said with a sigh.
Gar! Who left the back door open all night? Now the kitchen floor is crawling with ants.
用法筆記
This exclamation is very informal and appears mostly in speech, comic strips, or casual online writing. It is not used in formal letters, academic writing, or professional conversations.
常見錯誤
gar — noun
1. A gar is a fish with a very long, thin body and a long, pointed mouth that is fu
A gar is a fish with a very long, thin body and a long, pointed mouth that is full of sharp teeth. Gars live in rivers, lakes, and coastal waters in many parts of the world.
Evelyn watched a metre-long gar glide through the clear water of Lake Austin.
descriptive context: appearance and habitat
Paul caught a small gar near the dock and noticed its long, tooth-filled jaw before releasing it.
collocation: long, tooth-filled jaw
Walid opened the gar's jaw to examine its rows of needle-like teeth.
Ada watched a long-nosed gar push through the reeds near the lake shore.
Minho pointed at the gar swimming near the surface and asked if it was related to the pike.
- garfish
a common alternative name for the same group of fish; used interchangeably in most contexts
- needlefish
sometimes used for gar-like fish, though biologists separate needlefish into a different family
2. The North American gar is a freshwater fish with very hard, bone-like scales and
The North American gar is a freshwater fish with very hard, bone-like scales and a long snout that is shaped like a pair of tweezers. It lives in rivers and lakes across the southern and eastern parts of the United States and Mexico.
Aarav spotted a spotted gar while kayaking on a lake in northern Texas.
collocation: spotted gar (specific species)
Rodrigo measured the alligator gar he caught in the Trinity River — it was longer than his fishing rod.
collocation: alligator gar
Walid read that gar scales were so hard that Native Americans once used them as arrowheads.
Tara released the young gar back into the river after photographing its spotted, diamond-shaped scales.
The guide spotted a gar in the shallow water and pointed out its diamond-shaped scales.
- gar pike
another name for the North American gar, especially in older writings
- alligator gar
refers specifically to the largest species of North American gar, with a wide, alligator-like snout
常見錯誤
3. The European gar, also called the needlefish, is a thin, silver fish that hunts
The European gar, also called the needlefish, is a thin, silver fish that hunts near the surface of warm coastal waters. Its jaw is very long and narrow, and it is filled with tiny, sharp teeth.
Noa saw a school of needlefish leap above the surface of the Adriatic Sea near the beach.
habitat: warm coastal waters
Local fishermen near the port of Valencia often pull up European gar in their nets by accident.
collocation: European gar / coastal fishing
Anya spotted a needlefish leap out of the water near her boat off the coast of Corsica.
Sirin watched a silvery gar dart across the surface of the harbour, chasing tiny baitfish.
- needlefish
the more common English name for this fish; 'gar' is used less frequently outside scientific contexts
- sea needle
a less common alternative name, used mainly by European fishermen