prawns
prawns — 名詞
- prawnssingular
- prawnsesplural
1. a type of shellfish that lives in salt water, has a long curved body protected b
蝦；明蝦
可食用的甲殼海產
a type of shellfish that lives in salt water, has a long curved body protected by a thin shell, and is widely caught or farmed for cooking in many different dishes
The chef grilled a dozen large prawns with garlic and lemon for the starter.
主廚烤了十幾隻大明蝦，用大蒜和檸檬調味，作為開胃菜。
collocation: grilled prawns / large prawns
Charlotte bought fresh prawns from the market and made a spicy curry for dinner.
Charlotte 在市場買了新鮮明蝦，做了一道辛辣咖哩當晚餐。
countable plural: fresh prawns
Aoi noticed the prawns in the tank had tiny feelers and a curved pink body.
Aoi 注意到水缸裡的蝦有細小的觸鬚和彎曲的粉紅色身體。
The fishing boats returned to harbour with nets full of prawns.
漁船載著滿網的蝦返回了港口。
Ife peeled the prawns carefully before adding them to the hot wok.
Ife 仔細剝好蝦殼，才把它們放進熱鍋裡。
- shrimp
standard term in American English for the same creature; also used in UK for smaller specimens
- langoustine
a larger, more expensive shellfish similar to a slender prawn, often served whole
- scampi
the tail meat of large prawns or langoustines, typically breaded and fried in butter or oil
用法筆記
In British and Australian English, prawn is the usual term for large shrimp-like shellfish; in American English the word shrimp is far more common regardless of size.
常見錯誤
prawns — 動詞
- prawnspresent simple I / you / we / they
- prawnses3rd person singular
- prawnsing-ing form
- prawnsedpast simple
1. to try to catch prawns by putting a net or trap in the water, usually for pleasu
捕蝦
捕撈或釣蝦
to try to catch prawns by putting a net or trap in the water, usually for pleasure or to sell what you catch
The fishermen went out early to prawn along the coast before the tide changed.
漁民一早就出海沿著海岸捕蝦，趕在潮汐改變之前。
intransitive: to prawn + location
Linh spent the morning prawning at the pier but caught a handful of small ones.
Linh 花了一個早上在碼頭捕蝦，但只撈到一小把。
gerund form: prawning as activity
Every summer the villagers prawn in the estuary using wide nets at low tide.
每年夏天，村民都會在退潮時用寬網在河口捕蝦。
Bilal learned to prawn from local boatmen who knew the best spots in the bay.
Bilal 跟當地船夫學會了捕蝦，他們清楚海灣裡最好的捕蝦點。
- shrimp
American English equivalent for fishing; also used as a verb ('to shrimp') in Gulf Coast regions
用法筆記
This verb is far less common than the noun sense. It is used mainly in coastal communities and fishing contexts. In everyday conversation, people usually say go prawn fishing or catch prawns instead.