单词 | shoal |
释义 | Word Frequency shoal 1(ʃəʊl) noun 1. a stretch of shallow water 2. a sandbank or rocky area in a stretch of water, esp one that is visible at low water verb 3. to make or become shallow 4. (intransitive) nautical to sail into shallower water adjective also: shoaly 5. a less common word for shallow 6. nautical (of the draught of a vessel) drawing little water Derived forms shoaliness (ˈshoaliness) noun Word origin Old English sceald shallowWord Frequency shoal 2(ʃəʊl) noun 1. a large group of certain aquatic animals, esp fish 2. a large group of people or things verb 3. (intransitive) to collect together in such a group Word origin Old English scolu; related to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schōle school2 |
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