snapper
snapper — 名詞
- snappersingular
- snappersplural
1. a fish from warm seas that people often catch and cook for food.
笛鯛
生活在暖海、常被捕來食用的魚
a fish from warm seas that people often catch and cook for food.
Andrés grilled fresh snapper with lime after the boat returned at dawn.
漁船天亮返港後，Andrés 烤了新鮮的笛鯛，還擠上萊姆汁。
grilled fresh snapper
The market seller cleaned a snapper and packed it in ice for us.
魚市場攤販把一條笛鯛清理乾淨，再用冰幫我們包起來。
cleaned a snapper
At the beach cafe, Meera ordered snapper with rice and green beans.
在海邊咖啡館，Meera 點了笛鯛配白飯和四季豆。
Small snapper swam below the pier while Jude dropped bait into the water.
Jude 把魚餌丟進水裡時，小笛鯛正在碼頭下游動。
文法句型
catch + snapper
grilled/fried + snapper
snapper + with rice/salad
用法筆記
Usually names an edible sea fish sold in markets or served in restaurants. In everyday use, speakers often mean the general fish rather than a named species.
常見錯誤
2. an informal word for a photographer, often one taking news pictures or following
攝影師；狗仔
非正式說法，尤指跑新聞或追拍名人的攝影師
an informal word for a photographer, often one taking news pictures or following famous people.
Two snappers crowded the courthouse steps when the actor arrived.
那位演員到場時，兩個狗仔擠在法院台階上。
snappers at a celebrity arrival
The magazine sent a snapper to the festival for backstage photos.
那本雜誌派了一名攝影師到音樂節去拍後台照片。
send a snapper to + event
Outside the hotel, one snapper kept calling the singer's name.
在飯店外，有個狗仔一直喊那位歌手的名字。
Camille worked as a snapper at weddings before joining the local paper.
Camille 在加入地方報社前，先在婚禮場合當攝影師。
- photographer
neutral standard word without the informal tone
- paparazzo
more specific and usually limited to photographers chasing celebrities
文法句型
a snapper + outside/at + [place/event]
send + a snapper + to + [event]
tabloid/press + snapper
用法筆記
Informal and sometimes slightly dismissive. It is especially common for press or celebrity photography, not careful job titles in formal introductions.
常見錯誤
3. a large turtle that lives around ponds and rivers and can bite hard with its hoo
鱷龜
咬合力很強、常見於水邊的大型龜
a large turtle that lives around ponds and rivers and can bite hard with its hooked mouth.
A warning sign told campers not to touch the snapper near the dock.
警告牌提醒露營者，不要碰碼頭附近那隻鱷龜。
the snapper near the dock
Rangers moved a snapper off the road after the heavy rain.
大雨過後，巡護員把一隻鱷龜移離馬路。
moved a snapper off the road
The boy jumped back when the snapper opened its wide mouth.
那男孩一看到鱷龜張開大嘴，就立刻往後跳。
In the nature center, Abigail watched a young snapper swim under the log.
在自然中心裡，Abigail 看著一隻小鱷龜游到木頭下方。
- snapping turtle
the full standard name
文法句型
a snapper + near/in + water
move/catch + a snapper
young/big + snapper
用法筆記
Usually a short form of 'snapping turtle'. It refers to a particular biting turtle, not to turtles in general.