porgy

porgy — noun

1. a kind of sea fish like a sea bream, or meat from this fish that people eat.

1.名詞C1
釋義

a kind of sea fish like a sea bream, or meat from this fish that people eat.

例句

Fishermen caught porgy near the rocks before sunrise.

collocation: catch porgy

At the market, whole porgies lay on ice beside squid.

plural market use: porgies

同義詞
  • sea bream

    a broader everyday name; porgy is often used for a similar market fish

  • bream

    broader and less exact; it can also refer to freshwater fish

  • scup

    more specific and regional, especially for one North American kind

文法句型

catch porgy

cook or grill porgy

serve porgy with + food

用法筆記

Often used both for the fish itself and for it as a dish. In menus, shops, and cooking talk, the word may name the food without adding fish or meat.

常見錯誤

❌We bought three porgy at the dock.
✅We bought three porgies at the dock.
💡Use porgies for the plural when you mean several separate fish.
❌The soup was made from a porgy meat.
✅The soup was made from porgy meat.
💡Meat names are usually uncountable when you mean the food.