fishbowl
fishbowl — 名詞
- fishbowlsingular
- fishbowlsplural
1. a round, see-through container, often made of glass, where someone keeps small p
魚缸
養觀賞魚用的圓形玻璃容器
a round, see-through container, often made of glass, where someone keeps small pet fish at home.
Tanvi placed a tiny plastic castle inside her goldfish's fishbowl.
Tanvi 在她金魚的魚缸裡放了一座小小的塑膠城堡。
typical possessive: someone's fishbowl
The pet shop near the train station sold round glass fishbowls in three sizes.
車站附近的寵物店有賣三種尺寸的圓形玻璃魚缸。
plural countable: fishbowls in [sizes]
Asher cleaned the green algae from the inside of the fishbowl every Sunday morning.
Asher 每個星期天早上都會清理魚缸內側的綠藻。
collocation: clean the fishbowl
Two orange goldfish swam slowly in circles around the small fishbowl on the kitchen counter.
兩條橘色金魚在廚房檯面上的小魚缸裡慢慢繞圈游著。
- clean the fishbowl
- round fishbowl
- glass fishbowl
- small fishbowl
- goldfish bowl
more specific — implies the fish is a goldfish
- fish tank
usually rectangular and larger; holds more water and equipment
用法筆記
Subject is usually a small ornamental fish (goldfish, betta); larger tropical fish require a rectangular tank instead.
常見錯誤
2. a setting where the people around you watch your every move, leaving you almost
毫無隱私
一舉一動都被旁人盯著的環境
a setting where the people around you watch your every move, leaving you almost no privacy in daily life.
Pop singer Ayana said growing up famous felt like living in a fishbowl with no curtains.
流行歌手 Ayana 說，從小成名就像活在一個沒有窗簾的魚缸裡。
idiomatic: living in a fishbowl
Working in the open-plan office felt like a fishbowl, with managers watching every email Lauren sent.
在開放式辦公室上班就像置身魚缸，主管會盯著 Lauren 寄出的每封郵件。
collocation: feel like a fishbowl
Politicians often complain that life in the capital is a fishbowl where reporters notice every small decision.
政治人物常抱怨，首都生活就像魚缸，每個小決定都會被記者注意到。
Darius hated the fishbowl atmosphere of the small village where neighbors gossiped about every visitor.
Darius 痛恨那個小村莊毫無隱私的氛圍，鄰居會議論每一位來訪的客人。
attributive: fishbowl atmosphere / existence
- live in a fishbowl
- feel like a fishbowl
- fishbowl atmosphere
- fishbowl existence
- spotlight
emphasises public attention more than constant observation
- glass house
similar idea of being watched, but stronger sense of vulnerability to criticism
文法句型
live in a fishbowl
feel like a fishbowl
用法筆記
Often used with 'live in a' or 'feel like a'; distinguish from sense 1 by context — sense 2 always describes a social condition, never a physical container.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- fishbowl atmosphere
- fishbowl existence
- goldfish bowl
常用片語
- live in a fishbowl
- clean the fishbowl
介系詞搭配
- in a fishbowl
- inside a fishbowl