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fisherman

/fish-er-muhn/US // ˈfɪʃ ər mən //UK // (ˈfɪʃəmən) //

渔夫,渔民,渔人,渔翁

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural fish·er·men.

    • : a person who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
    • : a ship used in fishing.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Also fish·er·man's. of, relating to, or designating a knitting pattern consisting primarily of cable-stitches executed in a characteristically thick, traditionally off-white yarn, or a garment made in this pattern and yarn: a fisherman sweater.

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Examples

  • For example, studies in the 1960s showed that fishermen tended to have warmer fingers than non-fishermen, but that again runs into the possibility that only people with good circulation can hack it in the profession.

  • Even with a half-dozen other fishermen, there were two days when I never ran into another soul on the water.

  • With one finger he proudly gestured to himself, as a fisherman might while posing with the big catch.

  • For now, the commercial fishermen who rely on salmon and the outdoorsmen and women who hunt in the Bristol Bay region—or dream of making the trip someday—can rest a little easier.

  • This peaceful short film focuses on Wayan, a 90-year-old fisherman in Bali, Indonesia, who can no longer fish.

  • I wonder about the local fisherman; could they file a class action suit?

  • Find a fisherman to take you out on the water at dusk to watch the natural pyrotechnics at their bellowing best.

  • He worked unstable jobs as a fisherman and a construction worker before he entered the piracy business.

  • This fall, its rocket fire on Israel appears to have won greater freedom of movement for Gazan farmers and fisherman.

  • Gemma Hardy is the orphaned daughter of a Scottish woman and an Icelandic fisherman.

  • It is almost unnecessary to add, that the porter had his share well paid, and that the fisherman got the full value for his prize.

  • Inscription copied, Nov. 21, 1833, from a tombstone to a fisherman in Bathford churchyard.

  • The steward is a fisherman—a fisherman being very useful as a weather prophet.

  • At any rate, they petitioned Parliament for the removal of this too ardent fisherman, and he was sequestered accordingly.

  • Thereupon the fisherman rushed to save his cloak, and the fox bolted out at the unguarded door.