seine
seine — 名詞
- seinesingular
- seinesplural
1. A large fishing net that drops vertically through the water column; weights alon
圍網
垂直懸掛、底部有重錘的大型捕魚網
A large fishing net that drops vertically through the water column; weights along the bottom edge keep it submerged while floats hold the top edge at the surface, so the net stands like a wall underwater. Fishers pull the two ends together to trap the fish inside.
Jack fixed the broken weights along the bottom of the seine before dawn.
Jack 在天亮前修好了圍網底部的破損重錘。
collocation: weights / floats on a seine
The floats on Valentina's seine began to sink as the net filled with fish.
Valentina 的圍網上浮標開始下沉，因為網裡裝滿了魚。
Marta helped pull the heavy seine onto the riverbank after the morning catch.
Marta 幫忙把沉重的圍網拉上岸，時間是清晨捕魚結束之後。
Lan untangled a small shark from the seine and released it back into the sea.
Lan 從圍網中解開一條小鯊魚，然後將牠放回海裡。
The seine lay in a heap on the dock, covered in seaweed and silver scales.
圍網堆在碼頭上，上面沾滿了海草和銀色的魚鱗。
- fishing net
general term for any net used to catch fish; seine refers to a specific vertical hanging type
- dragnet
more general legal or literal use; seine is specifically for fishing and has floats and weights
用法筆記
Often paired with specific verbs: cast a seine, pull a seine, mend a seine.
seine — 動詞
- seinepresent simple I / you / we / they
- seines3rd person singular
- seining-ing form
- seinedpast simple
1. To catch fish using a large net called a seine, which hangs in the water and is
用圍網捕
使用圍網來捕魚
To catch fish using a large net called a seine, which hangs in the water and is drawn together at the ends to trap the catch.
Every morning, the fishing boats seine the channel before the tide turns.
每天早上，漁船趁潮水轉向前用圍網在河道捕魚。
transitive: seine + [body of water]
Marta learned to seine by watching the older fishers on the river.
Marta 是靠觀察河上的老漁夫學會了使用圍網。
intransitive: learn to seine
Jack seines the shallow waters near the shore, pulling the net in a wide arc.
Jack 在近岸的淺水區用圍網捕魚，把網拉成一個大弧形。
The crew spent the whole morning seining the mouth of the river.
船員們整個上午都在河口使用圍網捕魚。
Valentina showed the beginners how to seine without tearing the net.
Valentina 向初學者示範如何用圍網捕魚而不撕破網子。
- net
broader verb meaning to catch with any kind of net; seine specifies the type of net used
文法句型
seine + noun (water area)
seine + noun (the fish)
go seining
2. To try to catch a particular type of fish or to fish in a specific body of water
以圍網撈捕
針對特定魚種或水域使用圍網
To try to catch a particular type of fish or to fish in a specific body of water using a seine net.
Local fishers seine the lake for trout every spring when the fish spawn.
每年春天鱒魚產卵時，當地漁民都會在湖上用圍網撈捕鱒魚。
pattern: seine [body of water] for [species]
Jack helped seine the river for catfish after the flood waters cleared.
洪水退去後，Jack 幫忙在河上用圍網撈捕鯰魚。
Marta's family seines the bay for shrimp during the summer months.
Marta 一家人夏天在海灣用圍網撈捕蝦子。
The team spent the weekend seining the pond for unwanted carp species.
團隊花了整個週末在池塘用圍網撈捕外來鯉魚物種。
文法句型
seine + body of water + for + species
seine + body of water
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 describes the general method of using a seine to catch fish, while sense 2 specifies the target species or location (seine + noun + for + noun).