fin

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Fish, Air, Motor vehicles, Animals

fin /fɪn/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1. HBFone of the thin body parts that a fish uses to swim 鱼鳍 →4  See picture of 见图 FRESHWATER →5 see picture at 见图 fish12. TTApart of a plane that sticks up at the back and helps it to fly smoothly 〔飞机的〕垂直尾翼3. TTC (also tail fin) a thin piece of metal that sticks out from a car or bomb at the back 〔汽车、炸弹的〕鳍状稳定板4. a flipper 〔潜水、游泳用的〕脚蹼

Examples from the Corpus

fin• The caudal fin is yellow-brown, and the dorsal spine and long snout are orange.• When stocking a pool with fish, take care to select healthy individuals with firm, meaty bodies and erect dorsal fins.• This is a deep blue fish with red shading on his fins.• Almost all the major fins possess spines and venom glands.• Picture a shallow pool with a glassy surface, and in the pool picture minnows fluttering their tail fins but otherwise stationary.• Cars are fatter and fewer, and imitate animals with their fins and wings.From Longman Business DictionaryFinFin (also fin)FINANCE written abbreviation for FINANCEOrigin fin Old English finn

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fin
fin /fɪn/ noun [countable]
1. one of the thin body parts that a fish uses to swim
2. part of a plane that sticks up at the back and helps it to fly smoothly
3. (also tail fin) a thin piece of metal that sticks out from a car or bomb at the back
4. a flipper

finBrE /fɪn/ 🔊NAmE /fɪn/ 🔊 noun

a thin flat part that sticks out from the body of a fish, used for swimming and keeping balance （鱼的）鳍

a thin flat part that sticks out from the body of a vehicle, an aircraft, etc., used for improving its balance and movement 鳍状物，翼（车辆、航空器等用以保持平衡等的突出窄扁部分）◆tail fins垂直尾翼