sprat

sprat
noun
  1. a small marine fish of the herring family, widely caught for food and fish products
    西鲱
  2. Sprattus and other genera, family Clupeidae: several species, in particular S. sprattus of European inshore waters
    黍鲱属和其他属，鲱科：数种，尤指欧洲近海产的黍鲱
    ■any of a number of small fishes that resemble the true sprats, e.g. the sand eel
    似西鲱的各种小鱼，包括（毛背）鱼
(spratted, spratting)
  1. [no obj.]fish for sprats
    钓西鲱鱼
常用词组
a sprat to catch a mackerel
  1. (Brit.)a small expenditure made, or a small risk taken, in the hope of a large or significant gain
    (英)吃小亏占大便宜；施小惠而得大利
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: variant of Old English sprot, of unknown origin
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