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单词 fishy
释义 fishy
\ˈfishē, -shi\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from fish (I) + -y
1. : of or relating to a fish : like a fish : abounding in fish
 < the fishy deep >
 < a fishy odor >
 < a fishy taste >
2.
 a. : inspiring doubt or suspicion : dubious, questionable, unconvincing
  < he could not help scenting something fishy about an Englishman who chose to live abroad — Margery Sharp >
  < that story sounds very very fishy to me — Erle Stanley Gardner >
  < there is something of a fishy nature going on in the office — Dorothy Sayers >
  < using his position to line his pocket through fishy and degrading commercial deals — Time >
 b. : lacking warmth or passion : frigid, cold, suspicious, lackluster, dull
  < they remembered his fishy handclasp and downcast eyes — H.S.Canby >
  < a fervent urge … to hit him between his damnable cold, fishy, evasive eyes — Vicki Baum >
  < she looked with a fishy eye on the glamorous scenes that we loved — W.A.White >
  < drawled … in his usual cautious, fishy tone — Frank O'Connor >
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