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。
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。
- 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。
- 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.