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mackerel /ˈmækrəl/●(be) a ˌsprat to catch a ˈmackerel (informal) (be) a fairly small or unimportant thing which is offered or risked in the hope of getting sth bigger or better 用小鱼钓大鱼；施小惠而得大利；吃小亏占大便宜◆The competition and prize of a free car is a sprat to catch a mackerel. The publicity will mean good business for months to come.举办竞赛并开出免费汽车的奖品不过是小钓饵，这一宣传活动会使随后的几个月生意兴隆。 NOTE Sprat and mackerel are both types of fish. Sprats are very small. 西鲱（sprat）和鲭（mackerel）是两种不同的鱼，其中西鲱非常小。 |