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单词 fishbowl
释义

fishbowl

or fish bowl

[ fish-bohl ]
/ ˈfɪʃˌboʊl /
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noun

a glass bowl for goldfish, snails, etc.
a place, job, or condition in which one's activities are open to public view or scrutiny.

Origin of fishbowl

First recorded in 1905–10; fish + bowl1

Words nearby fishbowl

fish-and-chip shop, fish-bellied, Fishberg concentration test, fishbolt, fishbone fern, fishbowl, fish cake, fish crow, fish culture, fish doctor, fish duck
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British Dictionary definitions for fishbowl

fishbowl
/ (ˈfɪʃˌbəʊl) /

noun

another name for goldfish bowl
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