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
Grandpa!
爷爷！
I'm glad to hear you are getting married.
我很高兴听到你将结婚的消息。
Even under a clear blue sky, the village looked forbidding, as all the houses were built of grey mud bricks.
农舍全用灰色的土坯建成，因此，即使在晴朗的蓝天底下，村庄看上去也会令人感到难以亲近。