overfishingn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈfɪʃɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overfish v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < overfish v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of overfish v.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > [noun] > over-fishing

overfishing1855

overharvesting1951

1855 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 18 241 The Commissioners for the British fisheries, in their Report for 1850, hint that overfishing has told on the cod and ling.

1871 Echo 15 Dec. Some..asserting that the falling off was due to overfishing.

1925 J. T. Jenkins Fishes Brit. Isles 137 All this statistical information has an important bearing on the vexed question of over-fishing [of cod].

1958 New Statesman 23 Aug. 218/1 Everybody who knows anything about fish..is anxious about over-fishing.

1994 New Scientist 20 Aug. 44/3 The unrestricted use of trawl nets results in overfishing and the dumping of unwanted species.

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

单词	overfishing
释义	overfishingn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈfɪʃɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overfish v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < overfish v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of overfish v. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > [noun] > over-fishing overfishing1855 overharvesting1951 1855 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 18 241 The Commissioners for the British fisheries, in their Report for 1850, hint that overfishing has told on the cod and ling. 1871 Echo 15 Dec. Some..asserting that the falling off was due to overfishing. 1925 J. T. Jenkins Fishes Brit. Isles 137 All this statistical information has an important bearing on the vexed question of over-fishing [of cod]. 1958 New Statesman 23 Aug. 218/1 Everybody who knows anything about fish..is anxious about over-fishing. 1994 New Scientist 20 Aug. 44/3 The unrestricted use of trawl nets results in overfishing and the dumping of unwanted species. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1855
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