chums

IPA/tʃʌm/
KK[tʃˈʌmz]IPA/tʃʌm/

chums — 名詞

  • chumssingular
  • chumsesplural

1. friends who know each other well and have usually known each other for a long ti

1.名詞B2
釋義

好友；老友

相識已久、交情很好的朋友

friends who know each other well and have usually known each other for a long time

例句

Noa and Tariq have been chums since they built kites together in primary school.

Noa 和 Tariq 從小學一起做風箏時就一直是好友。

be chums since childhood

Two old chums from Leeds still meet for tea every Sunday afternoon.

兩位來自里茲的老友每個星期天下午都還會一起喝茶。

collocation: old chums

常見搭配
  • old chums
  • school chums
  • childhood chums
  • be chums
同義詞
  • friends

    neutral and suitable in any context

  • pals

    informal and slightly more current in everyday speech

  • mates

    very common in British and Australian English

  • buddies

    informal, especially common in North American English

反義詞
  • strangers

    people you do not know personally

  • enemies

    people who oppose or dislike each other

文法句型

be chums

old chums

school chums

用法筆記

Slightly old-fashioned and especially common in British English. It often suggests a friendship that began years earlier, especially at school.

常見錯誤

The hotel chums carried our bags upstairs.
The hotel staff carried our bags upstairs.
'chums' refers to personal friends, not workers helping you in a professional role.

2. separate batches of chopped fish, meat, or similar matter that people throw into

2.名詞C1
釋義

碎餌

分批撒海裡吸引大魚的餌料

separate batches of chopped fish, meat, or similar matter that people throw into the sea to draw larger fish toward a boat

例句

The crew prepared two oily chums before the shark tour left the harbour.

船員在鯊魚觀光船離港前，先準備了兩份油膩的碎餌。

countable use: separate bait batches

Adisa labelled the chums so the guide could test each bait mix.

Adisa 把這些碎餌貼上標籤，好讓嚮導測試每一種餌料配方。

different chums = different mixes

常見搭配
  • oily chums
  • label the chums
  • throw chums overboard
  • store chums on deck
同義詞
  • bait

    broader term for food used to attract fish or animals

  • bait mixes

    plain description when separate prepared blends are meant

文法句型

prepare chums

throw chums overboard

用法筆記

The singular 'chum' is more common for the substance in general. The plural 'chums' is mainly used when people mean separate batches or different bait mixes.

常見錯誤

The chums were circling under the cage.
The chums were drifting behind the cage.
in this sense 'chums' are bait batches, not live fish.

3. salmon from the North Pacific that have pink flesh and are often caught for food

3.名詞C2
釋義

大麻哈魚

北太平洋可食用的大型鮭魚

salmon from the North Pacific that have pink flesh and are often caught for food

例句

Fishermen in Alaska landed hundreds of chums during the late August run.

阿拉斯加的漁民在八月下旬洄游期捕到了數百條大麻哈魚。

fishery report use: hundreds of chums

Esme bought smoked chums from a stall near the harbour in Juneau.

Esme 在朱諾港邊的一個攤位買了煙燻大麻哈魚。

food use: smoked chums

常見搭配
  • smoked chums
  • catch chums
  • chums run upstream
  • three chums
同義詞
  • chum salmon

    full common name and clearer outside fishing circles

  • dog salmon

    regional common name in Alaska and parts of Canada

  • keta

    name often used in seafood trade contexts

文法句型

catch chums

smoked chums

用法筆記

Fishing reports often use 'chums' for several fish together or for the species in general. Outside fishing contexts, 'chum salmon' is clearer for many readers.

常見錯誤

The chums were dumped into the sea to lure sharks.
The chums were moving upstream to spawn.
in this sense 'chums' are salmon, not bait.

chums — 動詞

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