scare line

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A long rope, cable, or other line that is used to frighten fish into an area where they are more easily caught using other gear.
    — A scare line (burinawa), several hundred fathoms long, would be cast in a straight line across the current, often several kilometres from land on a flat and sandy bottom. It would be kept close to the bottom by sinkers.
  2. A phrase or message used as a headline or quote that distorts the facts in order to alarm the reader or listener.
    — Recently I heard a typical radio ad trying to frighten people into purchasing long-term care insurance. The big scare line was that “three out of five Americans will need institutional care, which can cost $60,000 per year."

词形变化

scare lines plural scare-line alternative
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