minnows
['mɪnoʊz]
n.
米诺鱼（鲤科淡水小鱼）( minnow的名词复数 );
（用作鱼饵的）小鱼，诱饵鱼;
鱼花;
例句:
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Little silvery minnows went by at our feet.
来自NEWYORKER
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In the middle of the day he found two minnows in a large pool.
中午时分,他在一个大水坑里发现了两条鲦鱼.
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In the evening he caught three more minnows, eating two and saving the third for breakfast.
黄昏时候,他又捉到了三条鲦鱼, 他吃掉两条,留下一条作第二天的早饭.
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England play minnows Andorra on Saturday and Macedonia on Wednesday 6 September.
英格兰队将在本周六和下周三分别迎战安道尔和马其顿.
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Russian banks, moreover, are also no longer capital-market minnows.
来自WSJ
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Ireland could never be considered minnows when I played for them.
来自THETIMES