shrimp
shrimp — 名詞
1. the pink or gray meat from a small sea animal with a curved body and a tail, use
蝦仁
去殼後作為食材的蝦肉
the pink or gray meat from a small sea animal with a curved body and a tail, used as food in many different dishes
Salma grilled some shrimp for dinner last night.
Salma 昨晚烤了一些蝦仁當晚餐。
food context: shrimp as main ingredient
The shrimp in this coconut curry are small but very flavorful.
這道椰子咖哩裡的蝦仁雖然小，但味道很濃。
Karim ordered a shrimp cocktail at the seaside restaurant.
Karim 在海邊餐廳點了一份蝦仁雞尾酒。
A pound of frozen shrimp costs less than the fresh kind at the market.
一磅冷凍蝦仁比市場上新鮮的便宜不少。
文法句型
shrimp as uncountable noun (the food)
shrimps as countable plural (the animals)
用法筆記
When talking about the food, shrimp is usually uncountable ('We had shrimp for dinner'). When talking about the animals themselves, the plural can be shrimp or shrimps ('The shrimps in the tank are active').
常見錯誤
2. a small animal that lives in salt water, with a thin outer shell, a long body ma
蝦子
生活在海中、有十隻腳的小型甲殼動物
a small animal that lives in salt water, with a thin outer shell, a long body made of several parts, and ten legs
A small shrimp darted between the rocks in the tidal pool.
一隻小蝦子在潮池中的石頭間迅速游過。
habitat: tidal pools and sea floors
Mizuki watched a shrimp bury itself in the sand to hide from predators.
Mizuki 看著蝦子把自己埋進沙裡躲避掠食者。
These shrimp have long antennae and a fan-shaped tail that helps them swim backward.
這些蝦子有長長的觸鬚和扇形的尾巴，能幫助牠們向後游。
The aquarium has a special tank where visitors can watch shrimp molt their old shells.
水族館有一個特別的水缸，訪客可以觀察蝦子脫殼。
文法句型
shrimp as countable noun
shrimps as plural variant
3. an informal and insulting way to describe a person who is very short in height
矮冬瓜
用來嘲笑矮個子的貶義詞
an informal and insulting way to describe a person who is very short in height
The older boys called Reuben a shrimp because he was the shortest in their class.
年紀較大的男生叫 Reuben 矮冬瓜，因為他是班上最矮的。
informal insult directed at a short person
Élise told her brother to stop using the word 'shrimp' to insult his classmates.
Élise 要她哥哥不要再說同學是矮冬瓜來侮辱人。
Grandpa still laughs when old friends refer to him as a shrimp for his height.
爺爺聽到老朋友因為他的身高叫他矮冬瓜時，還是會笑一笑。
The teacher told the students not to call anyone a shrimp because it is hurtful.
老師告訴學生不要叫任何人矮冬瓜，因為這很傷人。
- giant
a person of unusually great height
文法句型
call someone a shrimp
treat someone like a shrimp
用法筆記
This is a derogatory term that can cause offense. It is seen as bullying when used to describe a person's body size. Recommended alternatives: 'short', 'small in stature'.
常見錯誤
shrimp — 動詞
1. to catch shrimps from the ocean or a river, either as paid work or as a hobby
捕蝦
以捕捉蝦子為工作或休閒活動
to catch shrimps from the ocean or a river, either as paid work or as a hobby
Vivek goes shrimping with his uncle every summer near the coast.
Vivek 每年夏天都和叔叔去海邊捕蝦。
common pattern: go shrimping
The local boats that shrimp off the coast leave the harbor before dawn.
當地捕蝦的漁船在黎明前就離開港口。
Kwame learned to shrimp from his father when he was twelve years old.
Kwame 十二歲時就跟著父親學會了捕蝦。
The family has been shrimping in these waters for three generations.
這家人已經在這一帶海域捕蝦三代了。
文法句型
go shrimping
shrimp for a living
用法筆記
The verb shrimp is rarely used in the simple present ('He shrimps'). The -ing form ('go shrimping') or the simple past ('We shrimped all morning') are much more common.