small freshwater fish, early 15c., probably related to Old English myne, earlier *mynwe, a name for some kind of fish, from Proto-Germanic *muniwon (cognates: Middle Low German möne, Dutch meun, Old High German muniwa, German Münne), of unknown origin, perhaps from PIE *men- "small." Perhaps influenced in Middle English by French menu "small."
实用例句
1. Throw out a minnow to catch a whale.
弃小引大.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Their total catch was one minnow.
他们的全部所获是一条小鱼。来自辞典例句
3. To throw out a minnow to catch a whale.
抛砖引玉(抛小鱼想捉鲸鱼).来自互联网
4. One must lose a minnow to catch a salmon.
失去小鲤鱼,抓住大马哈鱼.来自互联网
5. Operationally, too, PetroChina a minnow beside its peers.
