sardine
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sar·dine /ˌsɑːˈdiːn◂ $ ˌsɑːr-/ noun 
1. [countable]HBFDF a small young fish that is often packed in flat metal boxes when it is sold as food 沙丁鱼〔通常以罐装形式出售〕 →5 see picture at 见图 fish12 be packed like sardines CROWDto be crowded tightly together in a small space 挤得像沙丁鱼一样，拥挤不堪 commuters packed like sardines on the evening train 晚班火车上挤得像沙丁鱼一样的通勤乘客
1. [countable]HBFDF a small young fish that is often packed in flat metal boxes when it is sold as food 沙丁鱼〔通常以罐装形式出售〕 →5 see picture at 见图 fish12 be packed like sardines CROWDto be crowded tightly together in a small space 挤得像沙丁鱼一样，拥挤不堪 commuters packed like sardines on the evening train 晚班火车上挤得像沙丁鱼一样的通勤乘客Examples from the Corpus
sardine• Breakfast on the Franklin, dinner out of a sardine can, supper at the Claiendon.• Tuna, salmon, and sardines are the most frequently purchased kinds of canned fish.• Squeezed like despondent sardines, they looked as if they were huddling for warmth.• Iced sardines are trodden underfoot to soften them up.• With bigger fish in serious decline, mackerel, sardines and anchovies are now the main targets.• Dinner was sardines and stew, made palatable by two lots of vodka.Origin sardine (1400-1500) French Latin sardinasar·dine nounChineseSyllable
Corpus that is a often fish young small packed
sardine
sar‧dine /ˌsɑːˈdiːn◂ $ ˌsɑːr-/
noun
1. [countable] a small young fish that is often packed in flat metal boxes when it is sold as food
2. be packed like sardines to be crowded tightly together in a small space:
commuters packed like sardines on the evening train
sar‧dine /ˌsɑːˈdiːn◂ $ ˌsɑːr-/
noun Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: Latin sardina
Language: French
Origin: Latin sardina
1. [countable] a small young fish that is often packed in flat metal boxes when it is sold as food
2. be packed like sardines to be crowded tightly together in a small space:
