overfish

IPA/ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃ/
IPA/ˌəʊvərˈfɪʃ/

overfish — verb

  • overfishpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • overfisheshe / she / it
  • overfishedpast simple
  • overfishing-ing form

1. to catch so many fish from a particular area or of a particular kind that the re

1.動詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

to catch so many fish from a particular area or of a particular kind that the remaining population can no longer recover at a healthy level.

例句

Local communities warned that commercial trawlers were overfishing the coast around their island.

transitive: overfish + [body of water]

Bluefin tuna has been so heavily overfished that some governments now restrict the annual catch.

passive: be overfished

同義詞
  • deplete

    more general; can refer to any resource, not only fish

  • overharvest

    broader term covering plants and animals taken from the wild

  • overexploit

    formal; emphasises long-term damage to a natural resource

反義詞
  • conserve

    to protect a fish population from being reduced

  • restock

    to add fish back into waters that have been emptied

文法句型

overfish + [body of water]

overfish + [species]

用法筆記

Frequently passive when the subject is the species or the fishing ground (e.g. 'the stocks have been overfished'). Active voice usually takes a fishing fleet, country, or industry as the subject, not an individual angler.

常見錯誤

❌Ziad overfished one salmon from the lake.
✅The fleet overfished salmon stocks in the lake.
💡'overfish' describes catching too many fish over time, not a single catch.
❌The pond was overfished by a single tourist last weekend.
✅The pond was overfished by the rental boats over many years.
💡the verb implies sustained pressure, not a one-off event.