squid
squid — noun
- squidsingular
- squidsplural
1. A squid is a sea animal with a pointed, tube-shaped body and ten limb-like parts
A squid is a sea animal with a pointed, tube-shaped body and ten limb-like parts near its mouth. People also use the word for the meat when it is served as food.
Caio saw a squid flash past the boat under the moonlight.
countable use: one animal
Diya ordered grilled squid and rice at the beach cafe.
uncountable use: food on a menu
A giant squid wrapped its arms around the metal cage.
Jin cleaned the squid before adding garlic and chili.
Young squid hide in dark water until larger fish swim away.
- calamari
Mostly used for squid as a dish on a menu, not for the living animal
用法筆記
For the animal, both one squid and two squid are common, though squids is also used when people stress kinds or numbers. For food, squid is usually uncountable.
常見錯誤
squid — verb
- squidpresent simple I / you / we / they
- squids3rd person singular
- squiding-ing form
- squidedpast simple
1. To squid is to catch squid as a fishing activity, often from a pier or boat at n
To squid is to catch squid as a fishing activity, often from a pier or boat at night.
Eli and his uncle squid from the pier after sunset.
intransitive: squid from the pier
Each August, Jin and two cousins squid along the rocky coast.
Local crews squid near the harbor lights during warm nights.
Fishers often squid offshore when bright lamps attract them upward.
文法句型
squid from a pier
squid offshore at night
用法筆記
Usually seen in coastal or fishing contexts. In everyday conversation, many speakers say fish for squid instead of using squid as a verb.