Throw a sprat to catch a mackerel
v. 吃小亏佔大便宜
🧩 词语组成解析
throw
[θro]
vi. 投掷;丢;抛;
n. 投掷的距离;丢;
vt. 掷（色子）;抛;猛动（头、臂、腿）;使处于，使限于;
n. 西鲱, 瘦小个子
to
[tu,tə]
prep. 向，朝着;到;关于;属于;
adv. 朝一个方向的;到某种状态;关闭;
catch
[kætʃ]
vt. 赶上;接住;引起;看见;
vt.& vi. （使）被钩住，（使）被卡住;
n. 抓;隐情;捕获量;挂钩;
vi. 锁住;着火;[棒球]当接球手;
adj. 迷惑人的;令人容易上当的;引人注目的;令人感兴趣的;
mackerel
[['mækərəl]]
n. 鲭
🗣️ 情景例句
He's the best pediatrician in Westchester.
他是全Westchester最好的小儿科医师。
The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.
母亲的心肠是孩子的课堂。
As there were strange marks on the X-ray plates taken of the mummy, doctors have been trying to find out whether the woman died of a rare disease.
由于在给这个木乃伊拍摄的X光片子上有点奇怪的斑点，所以，医生们一直试图搞清这位妇女是否死于一种罕见的疾病。