edible fish, c. 1300, from Old French maquerel "mackerel" (Modern French maquereau), of unknown origin but apparently identical with Old French maquerel "pimp, procurer, broker, agent, intermediary," a word from a Germanic source (compare Middle Dutch makelaer "broker," from Old Frisian mek "marriage," from maken "to make"). The connection is obscure, but medieval people had imaginative notions about the erotic habits of beasts. The fish approach the shore in shoals in summertime to spawn. Exclamation holy mackerel is attested from 1876.
中文解释
1. 马科洛(人名)喜欢吃鲭鱼。
实用例句
1. They'd gone out to fish for mackerel.
他们已经出海去捕鲭鱼。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Bay leaf is an excellent herb for mackerel.
干月桂叶是烹制鲭鱼肉极佳的调味料。
来自柯林斯例句
3. A mackerel sky and mares'tails make lofty ships carry low sails.