turbot
/tur-buht/US // ˈtɜr bət //UK // (ˈtɜːbət) //
多宝鱼,大菱鲆,多宝猫,多宝油
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural tur·bot, tur·bots.
- : a European flatfish, Psetta maxima, having a diamond-shaped body: valued as a food fish.
- : any of several other flatfishes.
- : a triggerfish.
Examples
The white truffle and egg are one of my favorite combinations, as well as turbot being one of my favorite fish.
It abounds on parts of the British coast, and is only less favoured for the table than the turbot itself.
Some persons eat with this salad cold boiled turbot or other fish.
The remains of a turbot might also be curried in the same way, and also any kind of fish.
Yet Rich was so ignorant that he called a turban a turbot, and an adjective an adjutant.
The fish caught are turbot, skate, soles, though others are occasionally taken in the net.
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