shoals

adj.浅的

n.浅水处；沙洲；鱼群；一大群

v.（使)变浅；群聚

The boat struck a shoal and fetched up all standing. 那艘船撞上浅滩突然停了下来。

I waded in the shoal almost a mile before I got to dry land. 我在浅滩中涉水几乎一英里远才到了陆地。

The ship ported sharply to the left to avoid a shoal. 船猛烈向左转以躲避一鱼群。

Shoals of tourists come here in the summer. 这里夏季常有大批游客。

The shark described a circle around the shoal of fish. 这条鲨鱼围绕着鱼群游动。

The fishmen shoal the narrow part of a river to fish. 渔夫使河道狭窄处水变浅以便捕鱼。