shad
noun [ C or U ] uk/ʃæd/ us/ʃæd/ shad
鲥鱼
a thin fish that lives in the sea but swims up rivers to produce its eggs, or the flesh of this fish eaten as food
The men come here every year to fish for shad. 这些男人每年都来这里钓鲥鱼。
The shad used to swim up this river every spring. 以前每年春天，鲥鱼都会逆水洄游。
I chose baked shad served over sauteed pak choi with new potatoes. 我点了烤鲥鱼配时新土豆及炒白菜。
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- Pollution has caused a large drop in the number of shad that are being caught.
- It could take years for the number of shad in the bay to get back to what they used to be.
- The fishermen here used to catch millions of shad every year.
See also: American shad