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词汇 mullet
释义

mullet1

noun ˈmʌlɪtˈmələt
  • Any of various chiefly marine fish that are widely caught for food.

    羊鱼鱼;鯔鱼

    Families Mullidae (see red mullet) and Mugilidae (see grey mullet)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • With higher ocean temperature we often find more mackerel, bass and mullet willing to feed.
    • Rather to my surprise, because fish only recently entered my daughter's menu on a regular basis, she chose the mullet.
    • A mullet is a fish that tastes horrid and very few people like them.
    • Les gets his sea bass, grey mullet, and plaice from Morecambe Bay.
    • Without doubt one of the nicest fish to catch in the ocean during the warm summer weather are mullet.
    • Similarly large lateral forces relative to thrust force have been observed in trout (Drucker and Lauder, in preparation), mullet, and danio.
    • As I sipped my breakfast tea, fish gathered below the decking, possibly mullet but posing like koi carp.
    • Season the red mullet fillets with salt and black pepper and lay them in the hot olive oil.
    • Add red mullet and sauté on one side for 30 seconds to brown.
    • To serve, arrange the red mullet fillets on four warmed plates and spoon the mushrooms over or alongside them.
    • On the coast you saltwater fly fishers can expect to catch bass, mullet, garfish, flounders and mackerel.
    • Naturally I continued to fish on and had another two smaller thin-lipped mullet from other swims.
    • However it appears to work much better than any conventional tactics for thin-lipped grey mullet.
    • I would also row the dinghy out to set the net off the point to catch mullet or other fish cruising the coastline or I would just row out in the dinghy to fish with a hand line.
    • The sea species that I have caught are mainly mullet and flounders, but I understand that there are also other sea species appearing, including bass.
    • At their best, grey mullet are fine fish to eat.
    • This venue is good for carp, crucians and mullet; it is also one of the prime catfish venues.
    • There was a definite lightness of touch to the grilled red mullet fillets too.
    • Red mullet were grouped in the sand, and European parrotfish meandered through the seagrass.
    • At Christchurch I have seen this method produced some good bags of the thin-lipped mullet.

Phrases

  • like a stunned mullet

    • informal Dazed and uncomprehending.

      he sat there like a stunned mullet
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He looked like a stunned mullet on the stage when the balloons came down.
      • The actor is once again faintly awful, most of the time acting like a stunned mullet instead of exhibiting any real emotion.
      • The blogs are like stunned mullets over why no one is taking much notice of him and his book.
      • You don't want to be left looking like a stunned mullet when he starts talking, while the masses nod knowingly in agreement with him.
      • They walk into Parliament like stunned mullets.
      • I sat like a stunned mullet trying to absorb that this entire event to raise money is centred on the celebration of my life.
      • The food companies just sit there like stunned mullets as their customers and products are demonized.
      • They all sit there like stunned mullets, saying they really do not know what to do with this bill.
      • He sat there like a stunned mullet when I asked him whether he believed the speech.
      • I am trapped helplessly in the middle like a stunned mullet.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French mulet, diminutive of Latin mullus 'red mullet', from Greek mullos.

Rhymes

gullet

mullet2

noun ˈmʌlɪtˈmələt
Heraldry
  • A star with five (or more) straight-edged points or rays, as a charge or a mark of cadency for a third son.

    〔纹章〕星形图案

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The mullet, or star, is indicative of the upward surging spirit.
    • He stated the mullet/star is the basic symbol of the Scottish clan DOUGLAS.
    • The mullet (star) represents the Lone Star of Texas and is surmounted by a sunburst symbolizing the Philippine Unit Commendation in World War II.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French molette 'rowel', diminutive of meule 'millstone', from Latin mola 'grindstone'.

mullet3

noun ˈmʌlɪtˈmələt
  • A man's hairstyle in which the hair is cut short at the front and sides and left long at the back.

    “胭脂鱼”发型(一种男式发型,前面及两侧剪短,后面留长)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Georges' wife, who works for a successful editor, is concerned: not least for their monosyllabic son, Pierrot, a young swimming champ who sports an unlikely curly mullet.
    • He has an obscene amount of muscles and an unfortunate shaggy mullet hairstyle.
    • They parade in their t-shirts with sunset prints on them, whilst fluffing their mullet haircuts.
    • Al had a heart-shaped face and mullet haircut peppered gray at the temples.
    • The fashion conscious would not hesitate in answering - they have all sported a mullet hairstyle.
    • Joni sports a mid-range wrestler mullet and a purple wrestling suit to match it.
    • And at the end of the book he thought a blonde mullet and moustache was a good disguise.
    • My only consolation is that everyone else is displaying equally questionable coiffures - mullets and blond highlights seemed to be the look of the late 80s Somerset Sixth Form student.
    • He's not bad looking but is sporting a mullet, singlet and silver chain.
    • They all had a variety of hair styles; mullets, colored Mohawks, long shaggy hair, sleek spikes.
    • Anyone with that blonde mullet should keep a low profile.
    • In every school yearbook picture Mullet had had a mullet.
    • So, I had to wonder - what the hell is the deal with men wearing mullets and tight jeans?
    • With that name, do you think he wears a mullet?
    • The mullet, that dodgy haircut with short top and long back (aka business in the front, party at the back), is making a comeback.
    • Midweek nightlife includes live singing to a karaoke track by a stout lady with a blonde mullet.
    • I'm going to drink nothing but warm Budweiser, cut my hair into a mullet and turn my living room into a replica of Nassau Coliseum, complete with strobe and laser lights and bad acoustics.
    • "There's talk of a league forming," says Chan, who is wearing a mullet wig.
    • Fordham earned the Viking tag largely thanks to his large frame, fuzzy beard and a remarkably coiffured lengthy brown mullet hairstyle.
    • Bott possesses a mean mullet haircut and a talent for sharpie dancing, amongst other dubious pursuits.

Origin

1990s: of unknown origin.

mullet1

nounˈmələtˈmələt
  • A chiefly marine fish that is widely caught for food.

    羊鱼鱼;鯔鱼

    Families Mullidae (see red mullet) and Mugilidae (see gray mullet)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A mullet is a fish that tastes horrid and very few people like them.
    • To serve, arrange the red mullet fillets on four warmed plates and spoon the mushrooms over or alongside them.
    • Les gets his sea bass, grey mullet, and plaice from Morecambe Bay.
    • At Christchurch I have seen this method produced some good bags of the thin-lipped mullet.
    • Without doubt one of the nicest fish to catch in the ocean during the warm summer weather are mullet.
    • At their best, grey mullet are fine fish to eat.
    • On the coast you saltwater fly fishers can expect to catch bass, mullet, garfish, flounders and mackerel.
    • Season the red mullet fillets with salt and black pepper and lay them in the hot olive oil.
    • As I sipped my breakfast tea, fish gathered below the decking, possibly mullet but posing like koi carp.
    • This venue is good for carp, crucians and mullet; it is also one of the prime catfish venues.
    • However it appears to work much better than any conventional tactics for thin-lipped grey mullet.
    • With higher ocean temperature we often find more mackerel, bass and mullet willing to feed.
    • There was a definite lightness of touch to the grilled red mullet fillets too.
    • Add red mullet and sauté on one side for 30 seconds to brown.
    • Red mullet were grouped in the sand, and European parrotfish meandered through the seagrass.
    • Naturally I continued to fish on and had another two smaller thin-lipped mullet from other swims.
    • I would also row the dinghy out to set the net off the point to catch mullet or other fish cruising the coastline or I would just row out in the dinghy to fish with a hand line.
    • Rather to my surprise, because fish only recently entered my daughter's menu on a regular basis, she chose the mullet.
    • The sea species that I have caught are mainly mullet and flounders, but I understand that there are also other sea species appearing, including bass.
    • Similarly large lateral forces relative to thrust force have been observed in trout (Drucker and Lauder, in preparation), mullet, and danio.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French mulet, diminutive of Latin mullus ‘red mullet’, from Greek mullos.

mullet2

nounˈmələtˈmələt
Heraldry
  • A star with five (or more) straight-edged points or rays, as a charge or a mark of cadency for a third son.

    〔纹章〕星形图案

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The mullet, or star, is indicative of the upward surging spirit.
    • The mullet (star) represents the Lone Star of Texas and is surmounted by a sunburst symbolizing the Philippine Unit Commendation in World War II.
    • He stated the mullet/star is the basic symbol of the Scottish clan DOUGLAS.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French molette ‘rowel’, diminutive of meule ‘millstone’, from Latin mola ‘grindstone’.

mullet3

nounˈmələtˈmələt
  • A man's hairstyle in which the hair is cut short at the front and sides and left long at the back.

    “胭脂鱼”发型(一种男式发型,前面及两侧剪短,后面留长)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Georges' wife, who works for a successful editor, is concerned: not least for their monosyllabic son, Pierrot, a young swimming champ who sports an unlikely curly mullet.
    • And at the end of the book he thought a blonde mullet and moustache was a good disguise.
    • With that name, do you think he wears a mullet?
    • They parade in their t-shirts with sunset prints on them, whilst fluffing their mullet haircuts.
    • So, I had to wonder - what the hell is the deal with men wearing mullets and tight jeans?
    • My only consolation is that everyone else is displaying equally questionable coiffures - mullets and blond highlights seemed to be the look of the late 80s Somerset Sixth Form student.
    • Fordham earned the Viking tag largely thanks to his large frame, fuzzy beard and a remarkably coiffured lengthy brown mullet hairstyle.
    • I'm going to drink nothing but warm Budweiser, cut my hair into a mullet and turn my living room into a replica of Nassau Coliseum, complete with strobe and laser lights and bad acoustics.
    • He has an obscene amount of muscles and an unfortunate shaggy mullet hairstyle.
    • "There's talk of a league forming," says Chan, who is wearing a mullet wig.
    • Anyone with that blonde mullet should keep a low profile.
    • Midweek nightlife includes live singing to a karaoke track by a stout lady with a blonde mullet.
    • In every school yearbook picture Mullet had had a mullet.
    • They all had a variety of hair styles; mullets, colored Mohawks, long shaggy hair, sleek spikes.
    • He's not bad looking but is sporting a mullet, singlet and silver chain.
    • The mullet, that dodgy haircut with short top and long back (aka business in the front, party at the back), is making a comeback.
    • Joni sports a mid-range wrestler mullet and a purple wrestling suit to match it.
    • Al had a heart-shaped face and mullet haircut peppered gray at the temples.
    • Bott possesses a mean mullet haircut and a talent for sharpie dancing, amongst other dubious pursuits.
    • The fashion conscious would not hesitate in answering - they have all sported a mullet hairstyle.

Origin

1990s: of unknown origin.

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