catfish

noun
🔊/ˈkætfɪʃ/
🔊/ˈkætfɪʃ/
(plural catfish)
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  1. a large fish with long stiff hairs, like a cat’s whiskers, around its mouth. There are several types of catfish, most of which are freshwater fish.鲇鱼(多为淡水鱼)Topics Fish and shellfishc1
  2. (US English, informal) a person who pretends to be somebody else, usually somebody who does not really exist, on social media in order to trick somebody into having a relationship online
(在社交网站上)用虚拟身份行骗者

catfish

verb
🔊/ˈkætfɪʃ/
🔊/ˈkætfɪʃ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they catfish
🔊/ˈkætfɪʃ/
🔊/ˈkætfɪʃ/
he / she / it catfishes
🔊/ˈkætfɪʃɪz/
🔊/ˈkætfɪʃɪz/
past simple catfished
🔊/ˈkætfɪʃt/
🔊/ˈkætfɪʃt/
past participle catfished
🔊/ˈkætfɪʃt/
🔊/ˈkætfɪʃt/
-ing form catfishing
🔊/ˈkætfɪʃɪŋ/
🔊/ˈkætfɪʃɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] to fish for catfish鲇鱼(多为淡水鱼)
    • go catfishing I used to go catfishing with my dad.我过去常和我爸爸去钓鱼。
  2. [transitive, usually passive] (US English, informal) to pretend to be somebody else on social media in order to trick somebody into having a relationship online(在社交网站上)用虚拟身份行骗
    • be/get catfished My cousin got catfished by a guy she met online.我表弟被她在网上认识的一个家伙捉弄了。