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trout

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trout /traʊt/ ●○○ noun  1. trout.jpg (plural trout) [countable, uncountable]HBF a common river-fish, often used for food, or the flesh of this fish 鳟鱼〔一种常见河鱼〕;鳟鱼肉4  See picture of 见图 FRESHWATER2. old trout British English spokenUNPLEASANT an unpleasant or annoying old person, especially a woman 老家伙,老东西〔尤指老妇人〕
Examples from the Corpus
troutThe Arundell Arms Hotel in Devon runs a variety of courses in wet and dry fly fishing for salmon and trout.Providing fresh trout for dinner was rarely a problem.Winnisquam has some good lake trout, so the guys say, but this part of Winnipesaukee is prime.Insects falling into the water during the summer provide a substantial proportion of the diet of trout.That includes eight lakes that will receive bonus trophy-size trout in the 5-to 12-pound class.The loch is full of wild brown trout; where a basket of thirty trout is the rule, rather than the exception.
Origin trout (1000-1100) Late Latin tructa type of fish with sharp teeth, from Greek, from trogein to bite
trout nounChinese
river-fish, a for used Corpus often food, common


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trout
trout /traʊt/ noun
 Date: 1000-1100
 Language: Late Latin
 Origin: tructa type of fish with sharp teeth, from Greek, from trogein 'to bite'

1. (plural trout) [uncountable and countable] a common river-fish, often used for food, or the flesh of this fish
2. old trout British English spoken an unpleasant or annoying old person, especially a woman


troutBrE /traʊt/ 🔊NAmE /traʊt/ 🔊 noun
[countable, uncountable] (
plural
trout
)
a common freshwater fish that is used for food. There are several types of trout. 鲑;鲑鳟鱼;鳟鱼rainbow trout虹鳟trout fishing捕鳟鱼Shall we have trout for dinner? 我们正餐吃鳟鱼好吗?🔊🔊
[countable, usually singular] (usually old trout) (informal, disapproving) a bad-tempered or annoying old woman 恶婆子;讨厌的老太婆