spearfish

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of the genus Tetrapturus of marlins, a type of fish with the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike bill.
  2. Any striped marlin (Kajikia audax)
  3. Any quillback (Carpioides cyprinus
动词 v.
  1. To attempt to catch a fish using a spear or spear gun. intransitive,transitive
    — Bart, who incidentally has designed an excellent diaphragm‐type call for geese and turkeys, once spearfished commercially in the British West Indies.
  2. To fish for spearfish by any method. intransitive,transitive

词形变化

spearfishes plural spearfish plural spearfishes present,singular,third-person spearfishing participle,present spearfished participle,past spearfished past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English spear
Proto-Indo-European *péysks
Proto-Germanic *fiskaz
Proto-West Germanic *fisk
Old English fisċ
Middle English fisch
English fish
English spearfish
From spear + fish.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English spear
Proto-Indo-European *péysks
Proto-Germanic *fiskaz
Proto-West Germanic *fisk
Old English fisċ
Middle English fisch
English fish
English spearfish
From spear + fish.
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