| 词组 | fish |
| 释义 | fish [fished, fished, fishing] fish for fish for sth not passive usually progressive to try to get something from someone, especially information or praise, often by asking them for it in an indirect way: ▪ Jed was interested in my sister, Anna, and he was fishing for information about her habits and boyfriends. ▪ It was election time again, and politicians were touring the country fishing for support. fish for compliments (=try to get someone to say something nice about you) ▪ I'm not fishing for compliments, but do you think this dress suits me? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑angle for fish out 1. fish out sth/sb • fish sth/sb out informal to pull something or someone out of water: ▪ I couldn't swim so Dad had to jump in and fish me out. + of ▪ Police fished her body out of the East River a week later. 2. fish out sth • fish sth out informal to take something out of a bag, pocket etc after searching for it with your hand: ▪ Phil put his hand in his pocket and fished out a few coins. |
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