单词 | eel |
释义 | eel1 of 2noun ˈēl 1 a : any of numerous voracious elongate snakelike bony fishes (order Anguilliformes) that have a smooth slimy skin, lack pelvic fins, and have the median fins confluent around the tail compare american eel b : any of numerous other elongate fishes (as of the order Synbranchiformes) 2 : any of various nematodes (such as the vinegar eel) eellike ˈēl-ˌlīk adjective eely ˈē-lē adjective eel 2 of 2verb eeled; eeling; eels transitive + intransitive 1 a : to fish for eels see also eeling b : to fish with eels as bait 2 : to move or make (one's way) sinuously or insidiously : worm Stories my Russian friends had told me about the hundreds who were trampled at Stalin's funeral came back to me. Finally, we gave up and eeled our way out of there. Ian Frazier |
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