fishbowl
/ˈfɪʃbəʊl/noun
उच्चारण फ़िश्बोल
मछली रखने का काँच का बर्तन, फ़िशबोल
Core word
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[C]
a glass bowl for keeping fish as pets
मछली रखने का काँच का बर्तन, फ़िशबोल
- Two goldfish swam round and round in the fishbowl.
- A tiny plastic castle sat at the bottom of the fishbowl.
- The children fed the fish in the fishbowl.
+ 2 more examples
- A fishbowl with a bright orange fish stood on the table.
- We cleaned the fishbowl and changed the water.
Synonyms goldfish bowl aquarium
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[sing.]
a situation in which you have no privacy because other people can see everything you do
ऐसी स्थिति जहाँ हर काम सबकी नज़र में हो, कोई निजता न होना
- Film stars live in a fishbowl, watched by cameras all the time.
- Life in a small town can feel like a fishbowl where everyone watches you.
- Public figures often feel they live in a fishbowl.
+ 2 more examples
- Being a cricket captain means living in a fishbowl, with every move watched.
- Teachers sometimes feel their classroom is a fishbowl.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
fishbowl (countable noun)
A fishbowl is a round glass bowl for pet fish; it is written as one word, plural fishbowls.
'Fishbowl' पालतू मछलियों के लिए गोल काँच का बर्तन है; इसे एक शब्द में लिखा जाता है और बहुवचन 'fishbowls' है।
- The goldfish swam in a small fishbowl.
- Two fishbowls stood on the shelf.
live in a fishbowl
Figuratively, to live in a fishbowl is to have no privacy because everyone watches you.
लाक्षणिक रूप में 'live in a fishbowl' का अर्थ निजता न होना है, क्योंकि सब आपको देखते हैं।
- Film stars live in a fishbowl.
fishbowl + noun
As a modifier it appears in fishbowl effect and fishbowl discussion (a group talk with others watching).
Modifier के रूप में यह fishbowl effect और fishbowl discussion (जिसमें अन्य दर्शक होते हैं) में आता है।
- The class tried a fishbowl discussion on exam stress.
fishbowl vs aquarium
A fishbowl is small and round; an aquarium is a larger tank, or a building for displaying sea life.
'Fishbowl' छोटा और गोल होता है; 'aquarium' बड़ा टैंक या समुद्री जीवों के प्रदर्शन का भवन होता है।
- We bought a fishbowl, but the zoo has a huge aquarium.
like fish in a fishbowl
The simile means being watched by everyone with nowhere to hide.
यह उपमा बताती है कि सब आपको देखते हैं और छिपने की कोई जगह नहीं है।
- In a small town, they felt like fish in a fishbowl.
+Collocations 4
verb + fishbowl
fillcleanbuyplaceshake
- Radhika cleaned the fishbowl every Sunday.
adjective + fishbowl
glassroundsmallemptycrowded
- A small round fishbowl sat on the windowsill.
fishbowl + noun
effectdiscussionlifeexistenceenvironment
- Politicians live a fishbowl existence.
inside / in a fishbowl
live infeel likebe trapped insit inside
- As a new teacher, she felt like she was in a fishbowl.
“More examples 7
- The little girl fed her goldfish in the fishbowl every morning.
छोटी बच्ची हर सुबह अपनी सुनहरी मछली को फ़िशबाउल में खाना देती थी।
- The cat stared at the fishbowl for hours.
बिल्ली घंटों फ़िशबाउल को घूरती रही।
- Famous cricketers live in a fishbowl, and every move is reported.
प्रसिद्ध क्रिकेटरों की निजता नहीं होती और उनकी हर हरकत की ख़बर बनती है।
- The open-plan office felt like a fishbowl.
खुला दफ़्तर किसी काँच के बर्तन जैसा लगता था जहाँ सब सबको देख सकते थे।
- She changed the water in the fishbowl twice a week.
वह सप्ताह में दो बार फ़िशबाउल का पानी बदलती थी।
- The teacher arranged a fishbowl discussion on social media.
शिक्षक ने सोशल मीडिया पर एक फ़िशबाउल चर्चा आयोजित की।
- Radhika's brother won a goldfish at the fair and carried it home in a fishbowl.
राधिका के भाई ने मेले में सुनहरी मछली जीती और उसे फ़िशबाउल में घर ले गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ There are many fishbowl in the room.
✓ There are many fishbowls in the room.
Many needs a plural noun.
'Many' के बाद plural noun आता है।
✗ The fishbowl are on the table.
✓ The fishbowl is on the table.
A singular subject takes a singular verb.
Singular subject के साथ singular verb आती है।