a small young sea fish (for example, a young pilchard) that is either eaten fresh or preserved in tins 沙丁鱼 Word Originlate Middle English: from French, or from Latin sardina, from sarda, from Greek, probably from Sardō ‘Sardinia’.
Idioms
(packed, crammed, etc.) like sardines
- (informal)
pressed tightly together in a way that is uncomfortable or unpleasant 拥挤不堪；挤得水泄不通 We were packed in like sardines. 我们挤得像沙丁鱼。