| 单词 | barracuda |
| 释义 | barracuda (once / 34359 pages) n A barracuda is a big, long fish with very sharp teeth. If a scary-looking fanged fish swims in your direction when you're snorkeling in the tropics, you might want to paddle in the opposite direction as you yell, "Barracuda!" Humans are typically more dangerous to barracudas than the other way around, since they're popular as food. However, they are large enough that they've been known to bite swimmers, probably mistaking them for prey. Barracudas mainly live in very warm, tropical water, near coral reefs and tall sea grasses. We know this word dates from the seventeenth century from American Spanish, but beyond that its origin is a mystery. WORD FAMILYbarracuda: barracudas USAGE EXAMPLESThe commission says the reason for the limit is that the number of barracuda off the Florida coast is decreasing. Washington Times(Dec 18, 2016) A barracuda in a business suit who rarely sleeps and never loses, she has a well-earned reputation for being cold, calculating and monstrously aloof. Los Angeles Times(Nov 24, 2016) “There’s not a lot of places in the downtown area where you could put a sizable tech company,” said Rod Mathews, a Barracuda general manager. New York Times(Nov 08, 2016) n any voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth Hypo|Hyper Sphyraena barracuda, great barracuda large (up to 6 ft) greyish-brown barracuda highly regarded as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays |
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