eel
eel — 名詞
- eelsingular
- eelsplural
1. A fish with a very long thin body that looks like a snake. Some kinds of eel are
鰻魚
一種體型細長像蛇的魚類，可食用
A fish with a very long thin body that looks like a snake. Some kinds of eel are caught and cooked as food.
Emiko bought grilled eel at the night market in Osaka and ate it with rice.
Emiko 在大阪的夜市買了烤鰻魚，配著米飯一起吃。
collocation: grilled eel, served with rice
A thick black eel wriggled out of the net and flopped onto the boat deck.
一條粗黑鰻魚從漁網裡扭動出來，掉在船板上。
Diego had never seen an eel before he visited the aquarium in Valencia.
Diego 在造訪瓦倫西亞水族館之前從未見過鰻魚。
Fatima watched the eel slide through the rocks and vanish into the dark water.
Fatima 看著鰻魚滑過岩石縫隙，消失在黑暗的水中。
Kwame's grandmother cooked eel in a clay pot with tomatoes and hot peppers.
Kwame 的祖母用陶鍋將鰻魚和番茄、辣椒一起燉煮。
常見錯誤
eel — 動詞
- eelpresent simple I / you / we / they
- eels3rd person singular
- eeling-ing form
- eeledpast simple
1. to go fishing with the aim of catching eels, often using nets or special traps s
捕鰻
專門捕捉鰻魚的釣魚活動
to go fishing with the aim of catching eels, often using nets or special traps set in rivers or streams
Mateo and his uncle eel in the shallow creeks near their village every autumn.
每年秋天，Mateo 和他叔叔都在村莊附近的淺溪裡捕鰻。
intransitive: eel + in + location
The old fishermen used to eel along the riverbank after the heavy summer rains.
夏季大雨過後，老漁民們沿著河岸捕鰻。
Jun's father taught him to eel with a long bamboo pole and a small hook.
Jun 的父親教他用長竹竿和小魚鉤來捕鰻。
Local fishermen eel at night, wading into the cold water with lanterns and hand nets.
當地漁民在夜晚捕鰻，提著燈籠和手撈網走進冰冷的水中。
Amara's grandfather still eels in the same stretch of river he fished as a boy.
Amara 的祖父仍在童年時釣過魚的那段河裡捕鰻。
文法句型
eel + in/along + location phrase
用法筆記
Rare and regional. Found mainly in dialects of eastern England and parts of the United States. Not used in everyday conversation.
2. to use live or dead eels as bait when fishing for larger fish such as bass or ca
鰻魚作餌
使用鰻魚當作釣大魚的誘餌
to use live or dead eels as bait when fishing for larger fish such as bass or catfish
Beatriz and her brothers eel when they fish for big catfish in the deep river channel.
Beatriz 和她的哥哥們在深河道釣大鯰魚時會用鰻魚作餌。
intransitive: eel + for + target fish
The old angler showed Chiara how to eel for striped bass off the rocky coast.
老釣手教 Chiara 如何在岩岸邊以鰻魚作餌釣條紋鱸魚。
Hakim prefers to eel rather than use plastic lures when the water turns muddy after storms.
暴風雨過後水質變濁時，Hakim 寧可用鰻魚作餌也不使用塑膠假餌。
Tariq and his crew eel with small live eels hooked through the tail to keep the bait alive.
Tariq 和他的船員用活的小鰻魚穿過尾巴作餌，讓誘餌保持活力。
Svetlana's grandfather taught her to eel, saying the big pike could never resist a live eel.
Svetlana 的祖父教她用鰻魚作餌，說大狗魚永遠無法抗拒活鰻魚。
文法句型
eel + for + target fish
用法筆記
Even more specialised than sense 1. Most speakers would say 'use eels as bait' rather than using the verb 'eel' in this way.
3. to move through a space or crowd in a smooth winding way, often quietly so as no
蜿蜒潛行
像鰻魚一樣曲折而隱密地移動
to move through a space or crowd in a smooth winding way, often quietly so as not to be noticed
Ingrid eeled her way past the bouncers and slipped into the packed nightclub without a ticket.
Ingrid 蜿蜒潛行繞過保鏢，沒買票就溜進了擁擠的夜店。
transitive: eel + one's way + past + obstacle
The thief eeled through the narrow gap between the fence and the wall without a sound.
小偷無聲地蜿蜒潛行穿過柵欄和牆壁之間的窄縫。
Naledi watched the snake eel across the garden path and vanish into the flower bed.
Naledi 看著那條蛇蜿蜒潛行穿過花園小路，消失在花叢中。
Dmitri eeled forward through the shallow water, keeping his body low to avoid being seen.
Dmitri 在淺水中蜿蜒潛行前進，壓低身體以免被發現。
The politician eeled out of answering the question by changing the subject with a smile.
那位政客微笑著轉移話題，蜿蜒潛行地迴避了問題。
- slither
describes the physical movement but lacks the sneaky or evasive connotation of 'eel'
- worm
'worm one's way' implies gaining something through persistence or flattery, while 'eel' emphasises smooth, stealthy movement
- weave
suggests moving side to side through obstacles but is more neutral — does not carry the secretive tone of 'eel'
文法句型
eel + one's way + through/past + obstacle
eel + through/past + obstacle
用法筆記
Can describe physical movement (slipping through a tight space) or metaphorical evasion (avoiding a difficult situation). Compare with 'worm one's way', which implies flattery or persistence rather than smooth stealth.