overfishv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈfɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, fish v.¹

Etymology: < over- prefix + fish v.¹

transitive. To deplete the stock of fish, shellfish, etc., in (a body of water) by too much fishing; to fish (a type of fish, shellfish, etc.) too much.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > catch fish [verb (transitive)] > fish (a pool, etc.) > overfish

overnet1837

overfish1855

1855 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 18 241 With such appliances may we not have overfished the sea?

1867 Q. Rev. Apr. 328 If any trawling-ground should be overfished.

1902 Daily Chron. 27 Feb. 3/6 A species which might speedily be over-fished, to the lasting detriment of the industry.

1941 Sun (Baltimore) 29 Nov. 6/3 Next year we won't have any oysters, and then, no doubt, we will be told that we overfished the beds this year.

1988 E. Wood et al. Sea Life Brit. & Ireland 163 Oysters have now become an expensive luxury, as populations were first over-fished.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overfish
释义	overfishv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈfɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, fish v.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + fish v.¹ transitive. To deplete the stock of fish, shellfish, etc., in (a body of water) by too much fishing; to fish (a type of fish, shellfish, etc.) too much. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > catch fish [verb (transitive)] > fish (a pool, etc.) > overfish overnet1837 overfish1855 1855 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 18 241 With such appliances may we not have overfished the sea? 1867 Q. Rev. Apr. 328 If any trawling-ground should be overfished. 1902 Daily Chron. 27 Feb. 3/6 A species which might speedily be over-fished, to the lasting detriment of the industry. 1941 Sun (Baltimore) 29 Nov. 6/3 Next year we won't have any oysters, and then, no doubt, we will be told that we overfished the beds this year. 1988 E. Wood et al. Sea Life Brit. & Ireland 163 Oysters have now become an expensive luxury, as populations were first over-fished. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1855
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