ling
/lɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [lˈɪŋ] /lɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [lˈɪŋ] /ˈliŋ/ (ame, mw)
ling — noun
1. a small wild heather that stays close to the ground and grows across rough open
a small wild heather that stays close to the ground and grows across rough open moorland.
Bao pointed out patches of ling across the windy hillside above the sheep farm.
collocation: patches of ling on open moorland
The path turned purple in August when the ling began to flower.
seasonal clue: ling flowers in late summer
Noor brushed against wet ling while crossing the bog before sunrise.
A ranger warned us not to trample the ling near the nesting birds.
- heather
the more common everyday word for this kind of moor plant
文法句型
the ling
patches of ling
用法筆記
Usually appears in descriptions of rough northern landscapes and low flowering ground cover. If the sentence is about catching, salting, or eating it, sense 2 is intended instead.
2. a long fish from the cod family, found in the sea or fresh water and sometimes e
a long fish from the cod family, found in the sea or fresh water and sometimes eaten as food.
Jack caught a ling from the cold fjord and cleaned it on the dock.
typical use: catch a ling while sea fishing
The market sold salted ling beside cod and haddock on crushed ice.
food-market context: salted ling
Jason ordered grilled ling with potatoes at the harbour café after sunset.
Fishers once dried ling on wooden racks along the northern coast.
文法句型
catch a ling
salted ling
grilled ling
用法筆記
Common in fishing, market, and cooking contexts, and it can mean either the animal or its meat. If the context is moorland, purple flowers, or ground cover, sense 1 is meant instead.