Sprat
n. 西鲱, 瘦小个子
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
sprat
n
1 small edible European sea-fish of the herring family 西鲱（欧洲产的可食小海鱼）.
2 (idm 习语) a ,sprat to catch a `mackerel (saying 谚) relatively small or unimportant thing that is offered or sacrificed in the hope of getting sth much bigger or better 用小鱼钓大鱼; 吃小亏占大便宜.
🗣️ 情景例句
I'd like to make an appointment to discuss a question.
我想约个时间讨论个问题。
Immature!
幼稚！
Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog.
对英国人来说，值得庆幸的是英国银行有一个残钞鉴别组，负责理那些把钱塞进机器或塞给狗的人提出的索赔要求。