shoal

🇬🇧/ʃəʊl/ 🇺🇸/ʃoʊl/GRE
A shoal of fish is a large group of them swimming together. 鱼群

noun [集合/集体]浅滩,沙洲;鱼群;潜在危险

Among them swam shoals of fish.
在他们之中游动着一群群鱼儿。

verb [vi. 不及物动词]变浅

Recent research had shown that fish recognised individual "shoal mates", social prestige and even tracked relationships.
最近的研究表明鱼可以识别各自的“鱼群伙伴”、社会威望,甚至相关的人际关系。

verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 使变浅;驶入

The shark described a circle around the shoal of fish.
这条鲨鱼围绕着鱼群游动。

adjective [原级]浅的

Merely observing a shoal does not make it clear which individuals lead and which follow.
仅仅只观察一个鱼群并不能清楚地区分哪些鱼群是领导,那些是随从。

shoal

-al ⌜ 表示具有某种性质的 - indicating pertaining to or characterized by ~ ⌟
shoal 出现在下面的课文中(提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习)
Lesson 7 Bats shoal 名词: 鱼群
形似拼音shao, 水少的地方 → 浅滩, 浅水处
单词造句:

shoal的重要知识点

a school / shoal of fish 一群鱼

  • We saw a school of fish swimming near the surface. 我们看到一群鱼在水面附近游动。
  • The shark described a circle around the shoal of fish这条鲨鱼围绕着鱼群游动。
  • In the shoal water, we could see shoals of tiny fish darting about. 在浅水区,我们看到一群小鱼在游来游去。
a flock of sheep / pigeons 羊群/鸽群The shepherd led a flock of sheep to the pasture. 牧羊人将一群羊领到牧场。
a herd of cattle / deer / elephants 牛群/鹿群/象群(多指牲畜)A herd of cattle was grazing peacefully in the field. 一群牛在田野里平静地吃草。
a drove of horses / cattle / sheep 被驱赶的马群/牛群/羊群The cowboys guided a drove of cattle across the plains. 牛仔们驱赶着一群牛穿过平原。
a pack of wolves / tigers / lions 狼群/虎群/狮群(多指猛兽、食肉动物)They heard the howling of a pack of wolves in the distance. 他们听到了远处一群狼的嚎叫声。
a pride of lions (专指)狮群A pride of lions was resting under the shade of a tree. 一群狮子正在一棵树的树荫下休息。
a swarm of flies / bees 一群苍蝇/蜜蜂(飞虫)A swarm of bees suddenly attacked the hikers. 一群蜜蜂突然袭击了徒步旅行者。
a colony of ants / termites 一群蚂蚁/白蚁We discovered a colony of ants marching across the kitchen floor. 我们发现一群蚂蚁正在穿过厨房地板。