roughy
roughy — noun
1. a small silvery fish found in the coastal waters of southern Australia, caught f
a small silvery fish found in the coastal waters of southern Australia, caught for food and often called 'tommy rough'
Isabela fried the fresh roughy in butter and served it with lemon.
collocation: fresh roughy + cooking verbs (fry, grill, bake)
Nadia's father caught a dozen roughy off the pier at Victor Harbor last weekend.
The local fish shop in Albany sells roughy when the boats come in during spring.
Hyun ordered the grilled roughy at the seafood restaurant near the harbour.
A school of roughy swam close to the jetty where children tried to net them.
- tommy rough
the more common name in Australia
- Australian herring
used in some Australian fishing communities, especially in the west
文法句型
roughy (singular) / roughies (plural)
用法筆記
This fish is more commonly called 'tommy rough' in Australia. It is often caught by recreational anglers in the shallow coastal waters of South Australia and Western Australia. Not to be confused with the deep-water slimehead roughy (sense 2).
常見錯誤
2. a reddish-brown fish that lives near the ocean floor around southern Australia,
a reddish-brown fish that lives near the ocean floor around southern Australia, with a soft body and large eyes, sometimes sold as food and also called slimehead
The marine biologist showed Otis a roughy that had been caught near the continental shelf.
habitat: caught near the continental shelf
Eli noticed the roughy's large eyes, which help it see in the dim ocean depths.
distinctive feature: large dark eyes for deep-water vision
A preserved roughy sat in a glass jar at the fish research centre in Hobart.
Noor read that roughy are called slimeheads because of the mucus canals on their heads.
Rachel watched a roughy dart into a crevice when a shadow passed over the reef.
- slimehead
common alternative name referring to the mucus canals on its head
文法句型
roughy (singular) / roughies (plural)
用法筆記
This species belongs to the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae). The better-known orange roughy is a larger relative found in New Zealand waters. In everyday Australian speech, 'roughy' alone more often refers to the tommy rough (sense 1), so context is important for correct identification.