名詞 herring:

1. valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
2. commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific
   同義詞：Clupea harangus

1. Officials of the United States and other developed countries said that linking technology protection to the fight against hunger was a red herring.
   美國以及其他發(fā)達國家的官員說，將保護科技(以阻止外流)與對付饑餓問題混為一談是在混淆視聽。
2. Fewer herring than usual have been landed this year.
   今年鯡魚捕獲量比往年少。
3. The children are catching herrings.
   那群孩子正在捕捉青魚。
4. The herrings usually live in large shoals.
   青魚通常生活在大的淺水區(qū)。

her.ring

n.（名詞）
【復數(shù)】 herring 或 her.rings
Any of various fishes of the family Clupeidae, especially a commercially important food fish(Clupea harengus) of Atlantic and Pacific waters.
鯡：任何鯡科中的各種魚，尤指大西洋和太平洋水域中商業(yè)價值很高的食用魚（大西洋鯡 鯡屬）

來源：
Middle English hering
中古英語 hering
from Old English hôring
源自 古英語 hôring