ling
/lɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [lˈɪŋ] /lɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [lˈɪŋ] /ˈliŋ/ (ame, mw)
ling — 名詞
1. a small wild heather that stays close to the ground and grows across rough open
石南
貼地生長的石南植物
a small wild heather that stays close to the ground and grows across rough open moorland.
Bao pointed out patches of ling across the windy hillside above the sheep farm.
Bao 指著羊場上方迎風山坡上一片片石南。
collocation: patches of ling on open moorland
The path turned purple in August when the ling began to flower.
到了八月，步道旁的石南開花，整片地面變成紫色。
seasonal clue: ling flowers in late summer
Noor brushed against wet ling while crossing the bog before sunrise.
Noor 在日出前穿過沼地時，碰到了濕濕的石南。
A ranger warned us not to trample the ling near the nesting birds.
巡山員提醒我們別踩壞築巢鳥附近的石南。
- heather
the more common everyday word for this kind of moor plant
文法句型
the ling
patches of ling
用法筆記
Usually appears in descriptions of rough northern landscapes and low flowering ground cover. If the sentence is about catching, salting, or eating it, sense 2 is intended instead.
2. a long fish from the cod family, found in the sea or fresh water and sometimes e
鱈科魚
鱈科的海魚或淡水魚
a long fish from the cod family, found in the sea or fresh water and sometimes eaten as food.
Jack caught a ling from the cold fjord and cleaned it on the dock.
Jack 在寒冷的峽灣裡釣到一條鱈科魚，並在碼頭上把牠處理乾淨。
typical use: catch a ling while sea fishing
The market sold salted ling beside cod and haddock on crushed ice.
市場把鹽漬鱈科魚和鱈魚、黑線鱈一起擺在碎冰上販售。
food-market context: salted ling
Jason ordered grilled ling with potatoes at the harbour café after sunset.
Jason 日落後在港邊咖啡館點了烤鱈科魚配馬鈴薯。
Fishers once dried ling on wooden racks along the northern coast.
從前，漁民會把鱈科魚掛在木架上，沿著北方海岸風乾。
文法句型
catch a ling
salted ling
grilled ling
用法筆記
Common in fishing, market, and cooking contexts, and it can mean either the animal or its meat. If the context is moorland, purple flowers, or ground cover, sense 1 is meant instead.