n.西鯡魚；小個子

The main species caught were cod, sprat, Baltic sprat, plaice, turbot, salmon, and smelt. 主要的品種類是鱈魚、鯡魚、白令海鯡、鰈魚、大鯪鲆、大馬哈魚和胡瓜魚。

He sent her a box of her favourite chocolates. It was a sprat to catch a mackerel, and he waited eagerly for her reply. 他送給她一盒她最喜歡吃的巧克力，這是想吃小虧占大便宜，現(xiàn)在他正迫切地等待著她的反應(yīng)。

They are ordinary sprat, thin and small, keen-witted and capable. 他倆一個是不起眼的小個子，瘦小精干。

That sprat should come to barkeeper 20 bottles of beer, receive to be drunk readily with nothing left, the eye was not blinked. 那小個子向酒保要來20瓶啤酒，一口接一口喝得精光，眼都沒眨一下。