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swordfish

/sawrd-fish, sohrd-/US // ˈsɔrdˌfɪʃ, ˈsoʊrd- //UK // (ˈsɔːdˌfɪʃ) //

剑鱼,旗鱼,箭鱼,刀鱼

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural sword·fish·es, sword·fish for 1.

    • : a large, marine food fish, Xiphias gladius, having the upper jaw elongated into a swordlike structure.
    • : Astronomy. the constellation Dorado.

Examples

  • Both she and the president, casually dressed in khakis and rolled-up shirt sleeves, had swordfish and salad.

  • Recipe Instead of adorning your pasta with sausage and tomatoes, try using swordfish and olives for a change of pace and flavor.

  • I absolutely love the assertiveness of olives and capers, especially when paired with a meaty fish like swordfish.

  • Mayo does advise that pregnant women avoid swordfish, king mackerel, shark, and tile fish.

  • Suddenly from the midst of the foam darted forth a gigantic swordfish, with a sword at least twenty feet in length.

  • It wouldn't do man any good to stage a conquest of earthworms and swordfish, since neither could pay taxes.

  • There were suggestions of purple that reminded me of the swordfish—that royal purple game of the Pacific.

  • He weaved from side to side, exactly like a tired swordfish, and every now and then he would stick out his bill and swish!

  • The swordfish has been so long and so well known that its right to its peculiar name has seldom been infringed upon.