fishy

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F0150000 (fĭsh′ē)adj. fish·i·er, fish·i·est 1. Resembling or suggestive of fish, as in taste or odor.2. Cold or expressionless: a fishy stare.3. Informal Inspiring doubt or suspicion: Something is fishy about the accident.

fish′i·ly adv.fish′i·ness n.

fishy

(ˈfɪʃɪ) adj, fishier or fishiest1. of, involving, or suggestive of fish2. abounding in fish3. informal suspicious, doubtful, or questionable: their leaving at the same time looked fishy. 4. dull and lifeless: a fishy look. ˈfishily adv ˈfishiness n

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(ˈfɪʃ i)

adj. fish•i•er, fish•i•est. 1. like a fish esp. in smell or taste. 2. dubious; suspicious: That excuse sounds fishy. [1540–50] fish′i•ly, adv. fish′i•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fishy - of or relating to or resembling fish; "the soup had a fishy smell"
	2.	fishy - not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"suspect, suspicious, funny, shadycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechquestionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"

fishy

adjective1. fishlike, piscine, piscatorial, piscatory It hasn't a very strong fishy flavour.2. (Informal) suspicious, odd, suspect, unlikely, funny (informal), doubtful, dubious, dodgy (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), queer, rum (Brit. slang), questionable, improbable, implausible, cock-and-bull (informal) There seems to be something fishy going on.

fishy

adjectiveInformal. Of dubious character:doubtful, equivocal, questionable, shady, suspect, suspicious, uncertain.

Translations

可疑的腥臭的象鱼的

fish

(fiʃ) noun – plurals fish (rare) ˈfishes – 1. a kind of creature that lives in water and breathes through gills. There are plenty of fish around the coast.鱼2. its flesh eaten as food. Do you prefer meat or fish?鱼肉 verb1. to (try to) catch fish (in). She likes fishing; He fished the river all day.捕鱼2. (usually with for) to search for. She fished around in her handbag for a handkerchief.寻找3. (usually with for) to try to get by indirect means. He is always fishing for compliments.间接探听ˈfishy adjective1. of or like a fish. a fishy smell. 象鱼的，腥臭的 2. odd or suspicious. There's something fishy about that man.可疑的ˈfishball noun mashed fish shaped into a ball and cooked. 鱼丸子ˈfisherman noun a person who fishes either as a job or as a hobby. 捕鱼人ˈfish farm noun an area of fresh water for breeding fish as a business. 养鱼场fish farmer a person who breeds fish. 养鱼人ˈfish hatchery noun a place for hatching fish eggs. 鱼类孵化场ˈfishing-line noun a fine strong thread, now usually made of nylon, used with a rod, hooks etc for catching fish. 钓丝ˈfishing-rod noun a long thin flexible rod used with a fishing-line and hooks etc for catching fish. 钓竿fish merchant a fishmonger. 鱼贩子ˈfishmonger noun1. a person who sells fish. 鱼贩子2. a shop that sells mainly fish. I must go down to the fishmonger.鱼店feel like a fish out of water to feel uncomfortable or out of place in a situation. 感到不自在fish out to pull something out with some difficulty. At last he fished out the letter he was looking for.掏出

The plural fish is never wrong, but sometimes fishes is used in talking about different individuals or species: How many fish did you catch? ; the fishes of the Indian Ocean ; the story of two little fishes .

fishy

Highly dubious or suspicious; seeming to not be aboveboard. I don't know if you should sign that contract, it seems a bit fishy to me. Don't you think it's a little fishy how eager he is to be in charge of the accounts?

fishy about the gills

Hung-over. A: "How are you feeling after your night of partying?" B: "Ugh, fishy about the gills—I've been throwing up all morning!"See also: fishy, gill

smell fishy

To seem suspicious of being improper, untoward, or duplicitous. A: "Their numbers don't match up with the taxes they've paid." B: "Hmm, something smells fishy." He thought Janet's response seemed a bit fishy, so he did a bit of investigation into her role in the company.See also: fishy, smell

smell fishy

to seem suspicious. Barlowe squinted a bit. Something smells fishy here, he thought. something about the deal smelled fishy—too good to be true.See also: fishy, smell

smell fishy

Be suspect or suspicious, as in His explanation definitely smells fishy; my guess is that he's lying. This idiom alludes to the fact that fresh fish have no odor but stale or rotten ones do. [Early 1800s] See also: fishy, smell

fishy

mod. dubious; questionable; likely to be improper or illegal. (see also smell fishy.) That was a pretty fishy story you told us.

smell fishy

in. to seem suspicious. (see also fishy.) Marlowe squinted a bit. Something smells fishy here, he thought. See also: fishy, smell

smell fishy, to

To be suspect. This term, which refers to the fact that fresh fish do not smell but stale or rotten ones do, has been around since the early nineteenth century. J. G. Holland explained it explicitly (Everyday Topics, 1876): “Fish is good, but fishy is always bad.” The metaphor turns up in James Payn’s Confidential Agent (1880): “His French is very fishy.”See also: smell

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adj fishlike

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adj of dubious character

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adj not as expected

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