sardine
/sɑːˈdiːn/
B1 · Intermediate★★★☆☆
Simple Meaning
小さくて油の多い魚で、缶詰でよく食べられる
When to Use
💬Daily Conversation✈️Travel English
Intermediate — can handle common situations
Examples in Conversation
“今朝、電車の中でイワシのようにぎゅうぎゅう詰めでした。”
“手軽な昼食に、トーストにイワシを乗せるのは好きですか？”
Learning Path
▶Full Definition
Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine Sardina pilchardus (syn. Clupea pilchardus). The California sardine Sardinops sagax (syn. Clupea sagax) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden.