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salmon

noun
🔊/ˈsæmən/
🔊/ˈsæmən/
 [countable, uncountable]
(plural salmon)
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  1. a large fish that has silver skin and is pink inside and is used for food. Salmon live in the sea but swim up rivers to lay their eggs.鲑；大麻哈鱼
    • a whole salmon一整条鲑鱼
    • smoked salmon熏鲑鱼
    • good weather conditions for salmon fishing鲑鱼捕捞的良好天气条件
    • Scotland’s wild salmon population is in danger of being overwhelmed by the farmed variety.苏格兰的野生鲑鱼种群有被养殖品种淹没的危险。
    Topics Fish and shellfishb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • fresh
    • wild
    • farm
    • …
    verb + salmon
    • eat
    • have
    • bake
    • …
    salmon + verb
    • migrate
    • return
    • spawn
    • …
    salmon + noun
    • fillet/​filet
    • steak
    • mousse
    • …
    phrases
    • a fillet/​filet of salmon
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    Word OriginMiddle English samoun, from Anglo-Norman French saumoun, from Latin salmo, salmon-. The spelling with -l- is influenced by Latin.