释义 |
eel I. \ˈēl, esp before pause or consonant ˈēəl\ noun (plural eels also eel) Etymology: Middle English ele, from Old English ǣl; akin to Old Saxon & Old High German āl eel, Old Norse āll 1. a. : any of numerous voracious elongate snakelike teleost fishes that constitute the order Apodes and that have a smooth slimy skin often without scales, are destitute of pelvic and sometimes of pectoral fins, and have the median fins confluent around the tail — see anguilla, conger eel, leptocephalus, moray b. : any of numerous elongate fishes more or less resembling the true eels (as those of the order Symbranchii) — see electric eel, sand eel, snake eel 2. : any of various nematodes or eelworms < the vinegar eel > 3. : a person or thing that is slippery or elusive
[eel 1a] II. intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. : to fish for eels 2. : worm 2 |