scad

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic.
  2. A large number or quantity. Canada,US,in-plural,informal
    — scads of money

词形变化

scads plural scad plural

词汇关系

衍生词
African scad Arabian scad banded scad big-eyed scad big eyed scad bigeye scad blackfin scad common scad cordyla scad crozet scad) false scad finny scad goggle-eye scad goggle eye scad golden scad hardtail scad mackerel scad razorbelly scad rough scad round scad shrimp scad spotfin scad torpedo scad yellowstripe scad yellowtail scad

词源

Unknown, early 17th century, perhaps related to shad. In sense “large amount”, US 1869, of unknown origin, presumably from large shoals/schools of the fish.
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