词汇 | fish out |
释义 | Phr V fish out fishes, fishing, fished fish out sth/sb or fish sth/sb out informal to pull or take something or someone out of wateroften + ofThe police fished a body out of the river this morning.The ball's fallen into the pond, can you fish it out? fish out sth or fish sth out informal to pull or take something out of a bag or pocket, especially after searchingHe put his hand in his pocket and fished out a sweet. fish out1. To find and retrieve something. It took me a minute to fish my keys out of my bag. 2. To be completely empty of fish, as of a body of water where fishing is common. We won't catch anything here if it's already fished out. fish out1. Also, fish up. Discover and retrieve something from a pile or store. For example, She finally fished out the right letter from the files, or He fished up a scandal for the paper to run in the early edition. This usage likens pulling fish from the sea to finding something. [Mid-1600s] 2. Deplete the fish in a body of water by fishing, as in This stream is completely fished out. |
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