| 单词 | purse seine |
| 释义 | purse seinenouna large seine, for use generally by two boats, that is drawn around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line passing through rings attached along the lower edge of the net. a technique of fishing that utilizes a purse seine to capture large schools of fish, especially tuna. Origin of purse seineAn Americanism dating back to 1865–70 Words nearby purse seinepurse, purse crab, pursed lips breathing, purse-proud, purser, purse seine, purse-string instrument, purse strings, purse-string suture, purslane, purslane family Definition for purse seine (2 of 2)purse-seine [ purs-seyn ] / ˈpɜrsˌseɪn / verb (used without object), purse-seined, purse-sein·ing.to fish using a purse seine. OTHER WORDS FROM purse-seinepurse seiner, nounDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for purse seine
British Dictionary definitions for purse seinepurse seine nouna large net towed, usually by two boats, that encloses a school of fish and is then closed at the bottom by means of a line resembling the string formerly used to draw shut the neck of a money pouch or purse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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