单词 | fly-fish |
释义 | ˈfly-fish, v. [A back-formation from fly-fishing vbl. n.] intr. To fish with a fly (natural or artificial) as bait.
1755Johnson s.v., To Flyfish. v.n., to angle with a hook baited with a fly. 1869S. Wilberforce Diary Sept. in Life (1882) III. 303 Fly-fished with Bishop of Rochester. 1881M. E. Braddon One Thing Needful xviii, [He] had passed them..wandering with his rod, fly-fishing. Hence ˈfly-fishing ppl. a. So ˈfly-fisher, one who practises fly-fishing. Also fly-ˈfisherman.
1787Best (title), The Complete Fly-Fisher. 1834Medwin Angler in Wales I. 39 Amongst the most expert fly-fishers, no one was perfectly satisfied. 1858Sat. Rev. V. 393/2 A fly-fishing, horse-loving..man. |

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容11:
相关热词搜索:flyfish英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语