| 词汇 | minnow |
| 释义 | minnow noun[ C ] uk /ˈmɪn.əʊ/ us /ˈmɪn.oʊ/ minnownoun[C] (FISH)a very small fish found in lakes and rivers米诺鱼 GlobalP/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Freshwater fish American shad barramundi blackfish bluefish bottom feeder coho dorado eel electric eel elver panfish perch pink salmon piranha rockfish salmon tilapia trout walleye whitefish minnownoun[C] (PERSON/ORGANIZATION)an organization or person that is not important and has little influence or power微不足道的机构（或人） People of little importance a cog in a/the machineidiom be past your sell-by dateidiom cannon fodder Cinderella inferior lightweight mediocrity nobody nothing pipsqueak plaything poor poor relationidiom pygmy second-class citizen unknown waste waste of spaceidiom waster worm minnow | American Dictionaryminnow noun[ C ] us/ˈmɪn·oʊ/ a very small fish found in lakes and rivers minnow | Business Englishminnow noun[ C ] informaluk /ˈmɪnəʊ/us a person or organization that is not important and has little influence or power: The company is a minnow in the motor-racing world. Examples of minnowminnow The larvae were not an accidental or occasional infection in minnows, but were present in both rivers throughout the year (table 4). Examination of several species of fish revealed the presence of small, colourless nematode larvae in the swimbladder wall of minnows and, at a much lower level, dace (table 3). We do not have such giants now; we have third-way minnows. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They show what some of the minnows on the back benches were saying; they said the scheme was not necessary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am afraid that my fishing experience was confined to a jelly jar and minnows in a local burn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, is he satisfied that we shall not see duplication and proliferation of more and more institutions, although as small as minnows? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The present limit of £75,000 is too low and is suitable only for the minnows. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, will it catch the big fish or only the minnows? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all like global competition, but very large local firms may be only small minnows in global terms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been dealing with the minnows while the large fish have been left unmolested swimming about in their private oceans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What will be done about the big boys who leak, rather than the little minnows? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The minnows will be caught while the sharks swim laughing all the way to the bank. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The best pools are raked with minnows, prawns, sand eels, and so on, and of course the answer is an obvious one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Small business men are the minnows to the big business pike. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why concentrate on the minnows of social security fraud? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of minnow These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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