catfishing
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkæt.fɪʃ.ɪŋ/ us/ˈkæt.fɪʃ.ɪŋ/
(FISHING)
钓鲶鱼，捕鲶鱼
the activity of trying to catch catfish
These are some of the baits I use for catfishing. 这些是我在钓鲶鱼时使用的一些鱼饵。
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- I haven’t been able to get out to do any catfishing lately.
- We cover the basics of catfishing with limb lines.
- This is a vital piece of catfishing equipment.
- There have even been catfishing expeditions to exotic locations such as the Amazon River.
(SOCIAL MEDIA)
informal（在社交媒体上伪装自己以此来欺骗或吸引他人的）钓鱼交友
the practice of pretending on social media to be someone different, in order to trick or attract another person
Is editing your profile pic to make yourself look better really so different from catfishing? 编辑个人资料照片让自己看起来更漂亮真的和钓鱼交友有本质区别吗？
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- Now there's more awareness of catfishing, hopefully it's harder to get away with it.
- Catfishing is the phenomenon of people fabricating online identities, often to trick others into romantic relationships.
- There are many complex motivations that lie behind catfishing.