单词 | sturgeon |
释义 | sturgeon From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Fishsturgeonstur‧geon /ˈstɜːdʒən $ ˈstɜːr-/ noun [countable, uncountable]HBFa large fish, from which caviar is obtained, or the meat of this fishExamples from the Corpussturgeon• After a long fight, the mystery monster turned out to be a 57-inch sturgeon that weighed 46 pounds.• Caviar is sturgeon roe prepared by a special process.• Sometimes they catch a bit of sturgeon.• As recently as 20 years ago the Soviet Union was netting more than 10,000 tonnes of sturgeon a year.• Fishing is a big political issue because the sturgeon population is diminishing.• Species included in the new list include the Sussex Emerald Moth, the sturgeon, floating water plantain and marsh saxifrage.Origin sturgeon (1200-1300) Old French estourjon |
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