eel
/iːl/noun
उच्चारण ईल
ईल, बाम मछली
Core word
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[C/U]
a long thin fish that looks like a snake, some kinds of which are eaten as food
ईल, बाम मछली
- The fisherman pulled an eel out of the muddy water.
- Jellied eels are a traditional dish in London.
- The eel slipped out of his hands and swam away.
+ 2 more examples
- Eels spend part of their life in rivers and part in the sea.
- The restaurant serves grilled eel with rice.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 6
an eel / eels (countable)
A countable noun. The plural is eels, but when you speak about eels as food it can be uncountable.
यह countable noun है, plural 'eels' होता है, पर भोजन के रूप में यह uncountable भी हो सकता है।
- An eel was caught in the net.
- Smoked eel is a delicacy in some countries.
eel + in + water
Eels live in rivers, lakes and the sea, so 'in' is the usual preposition.
Eel नदियों, झीलों और समुद्र में रहती है, इसलिए प्रायः 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Electric eels live in the rivers of South America.
as slippery as an eel
A simile for a person who avoids being caught or who avoids giving a straight answer.
यह उपमा उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जो पकड़ में नहीं आता या सीधा उत्तर नहीं देता।
- The thief was as slippery as an eel and escaped the guards.
eel-like + noun
Eel-like describes something long, thin and smooth.
Eel-like किसी लंबी, पतली और चिकनी चीज़ का वर्णन करता है।
- The snake had an eel-like body.
eel + verb (movement)
Eels are described with verbs of smooth, twisting movement.
Eels का वर्णन सहज, बलखाती गति वाली क्रियाओं से किया जाता है।
- The eel slid between the stones and vanished.
the eel (generic)
'The eel' can speak about the whole species.
'The eel' पूरी प्रजाति के बारे में बोलने के लिए आ सकता है।
- The eel breeds in the sea but grows up in rivers.
+Collocations 5
adjective + eel
electricslipperysmokedyounggiant
- The electric eel can give a strong shock.
verb + eel
catchfryspotreleasestudy
- The fishermen caught an eel in the river.
eel + noun
pieskinfarmfishing
- Eel fishing is a tradition in some coastal towns.
movement words
wriggleslitherglidetwistsquirm
- The eel wriggled out of his hands.
kinds of eel
congermorayfreshwatersandEuropean
- A moray eel hid in a crack of the reef.
“More examples 6
- The aquarium had a tank full of eels hiding among the rocks.
Aquarium में एक टंकी थी जिसमें चट्टानों के बीच eels छिपी हुई थीं।
- An electric eel can produce enough current to stun a fish.
Electric eel इतनी बिजली पैदा कर सकती है कि मछली को सुन्न कर दे।
- The politician was as slippery as an eel when asked about the money.
पैसे के बारे में पूछे जाने पर नेता किसी eel की तरह फिसल गया।
- Radhika read in her science book that eels travel thousands of kilometres to breed.
राधिका ने अपनी विज्ञान की पुस्तक में पढ़ा कि eels प्रजनन के लिए हज़ारों किलोमीटर यात्रा करती हैं।
- The eel is a fish, even though it looks like a snake.
Eel साँप जैसी दिखती है, फिर भी वह मछली है।
- In the monsoon, eels sometimes move through flooded paddy fields in Assam.
मानसून में eels कभी-कभी असम के बाढ़ग्रस्त धान के खेतों से गुज़रती हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ A eel was swimming near the bank.
✓ An eel was swimming near the bank.
Eel begins with a vowel sound, so the article is 'an'.
Eel का आरंभ स्वर ध्वनि से होता है, इसलिए article 'an' आता है।
¶Idioms 1
(as) slippery as an eel
(of a person) very difficult to catch or to hold to a promise, because they are clever at escaping or avoiding things
बहुत चालाक और पकड़ में न आने वाला
- The smuggler was as slippery as an eel and escaped the police again.
- Do not trust his promises; he is as slippery as an eel.