sprat中文什么意思

n.
1.【鱼类】西鲱。
2.瘦子；小个子；年轻人，小人物，小孩子；〔英俚〕 ＝sixpence. Jack sprat 矮子；侏儒。
短语和例子
+更多解释...throw [fling away] a sprat to catch a herring [whale] 用小虾钓大鱼，用小本赚大钱；抛砖引玉。vi.
(-tt-) 捕西鲱。

• jack sprat:    矮子，侏儒。
• sea sprat:    海浪花
• sprat seine:    一种地曳网

例句与用法

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1. He sent her a box of her favourite chocolates . it was a sprat to catch a mackerel , and he waited eagerly for her reply
   他送给她一盒她最喜欢吃的巧克力，这是想吃小亏占大便宜，现在他正迫切地等待著她的反应。
2. Their first performance doesn ' t go quite to plan , but daisy , jack and sprat , the cat discover unexpected talents
   他们的第一次表演没能按计划进行，但是戴西、杰克和猫咪小不点儿却发现了自己意想不到的天赋！
3. He sent her a box of her favourite chocolates . it was a sprat to catch a mackerel , and he waited eagerly for her reply
   他送给她一盒她最喜欢吃的巧克力，这是想吃小亏占大便宜，现在他正迫切地等待着她的反应。
4. If he pays a guinea to that society , the will expect them to grant him considerable privileges ; he ' s throwing a sprat to catch a whale
   如果他捐一畿尼给这个团体，他就指望人家给他大量的特权，他是要求一本万利的。
5. Every week i invest a pound on the football pools . it ' s a sprat to catch a mackerel because one day i could win a million
   每星期我花一英镑赌足球普尔，这完全是一种小小冒险以求大利的行动，因为可能有一天我会赢100万。

英文释义

名词

1. small herring processed like a sardine
   同义词：brisling, Clupea sprattus
2. small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines
   同义词：brisling

百科释义

A sprat is the common name applied to a group of forage fish which belong to the genus Sprattus in the family Clupeidae. The term is also applied to a number of other small sprat-like forage fish.