snook

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 sno͞ok

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes.
  2. A disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth. UK,derogatory
  3. A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes.; Centropomus undecimalis (common snook).
  4. Any of various other ray-finned fishes in several families.
动词 v.
  1. To fish for snook.
  2. To sniff out. obsolete
  3. To lurk; to lie in ambush. obsolete

词形变化

snooks plural snoek alternative snooks present,singular,third-person snooking participle,present snooked participle,past snooked past snoek alternative snooks plural snoek alternative snooks present,singular,third-person snooking participle,present snooked participle,past snooked past snoek alternative

词源

词源 1
From Dutch snoek (“pike, Esox”).
词源 2
From the 19th century. Unknown origin, possibly related to snoot or snout.
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