英语词汇“neither fish nor fowl (nor good red herring)”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

neither fish nor fowl (nor good red herring)

Of indefinite character and difficult to identify or classify.The Tory peer, said: ‘The whole system has to be looked at afresh because at present it is neither fish nor fowl.’...

Trying to satisfy all constituents, it has usually come down right in the middle - not a good place to be, neither fish nor fowl.
‘Now they are neither fish nor fowl and fewer students are taking them’, he said.

Synonyms

ambiguous, doubtful, unclear, uncertain, indistinct, indefinite, indeterminate, open to question, debatable;

mixed, neither one thing nor the other

See parent entry: fish

单词	neither fish nor fowl (nor good red herring)
释义	neither fish nor fowl (nor good red herring) Of indefinite character and difficult to identify or classify.The Tory peer, said: ‘The whole system has to be looked at afresh because at present it is neither fish nor fowl.’... Trying to satisfy all constituents, it has usually come down right in the middle - not a good place to be, neither fish nor fowl. ‘Now they are neither fish nor fowl and fewer students are taking them’, he said. Synonyms ambiguous, doubtful, unclear, uncertain, indistinct, indefinite, indeterminate, open to question, debatable; mixed, neither one thing nor the other See parent entry: fish
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