prawn
prawn — 名詞
1. a small animal from the sea, with a hard outer covering and ten legs, often cook
明蝦；對蝦
可食用的十足海蝦
a small animal from the sea, with a hard outer covering and ten legs, often cooked and eaten as seafood.
Dad bought fresh prawns at Keelung Harbor before the family barbecue.
爸爸在基隆港買了新鮮明蝦，準備家裡烤肉用。
food use: buy / cook / eat prawns
The chef laid three giant prawns across Mei's bowl of noodles.
廚師把三隻大蝦擺在 Mei 那碗麵上。
countable: three prawns
Small prawns hid under the rocks beside the boat at low tide.
退潮時，小蝦躲在船邊岩石底下。
At the night market, Leo ordered prawns with garlic and chili.
在夜市裡，Leo 點了蒜味辣椒蝦。
A live prawn jumped from the bucket onto Nora's wet sandal.
一隻活蝦從水桶裡跳出來，落到 Nora 濕濕的涼鞋上。
- shrimp
the closest everyday word; more common in American English
- shellfish
broader; includes many sea animals with shells, not only prawns
- crustacean
more scientific; includes crabs, lobsters, and similar animals
文法句型
a prawn
cook / eat prawns
用法筆記
Often countable for single animals, but the plural is very common when people talk about seafood on a plate or menu. In British English, prawn often overlaps with shrimp; in American English, shrimp is the more usual everyday word.
常見錯誤
prawn — 動詞
1. to catch prawns, or to go out on the water to do this work.
捕蝦
出海或下水抓蝦
to catch prawns, or to go out on the water to do this work.
Before sunrise, two brothers prawn near the river mouth each spring.
每年春天，天還沒亮時，兩兄弟就在河口附近捕蝦。
intransitive: prawn + place phrase
Several boats were prawning off the coast when the storm warning came.
暴風警報來時，幾艘船正在外海捕蝦。
progressive form for the fishing activity
After the rice harvest, many families prawn in the shallow bay.
稻子收成後，許多家庭會在淺海灣捕蝦。
At night, crews prawn with bright lamps along the dark water.
晚上時，船隊會沿著昏暗水面用亮燈捕蝦。
When fuel prices rose, fewer crews prawn during the winter season.
油價上漲後，冬天捕蝦的船隊變少了。
文法句型
prawn + place phrase
prawn with nets / lamps
用法筆記
Usually intransitive. The subject is often fishers, crews, or boats, and the verb is commonly followed by a place or time phrase such as 'in the bay' or 'at night'.