音标
英 /ˌflaɪɪŋ ˈfɪʃ/，美 /ˌflaɪɪŋ ˈfɪʃ/
基本释义
n. 飞鱼，指飞鱼科约40种海洋鱼类的统称，分布于热带及温暖海域，以胸鳍特化为翼状、能跃出水面滑翔而闻名。飞鱼的“飞行”实际是借助胸鳍在水面上的长距离滑翔，而非真正意义上的飞翔。
词形变化
复数形式为 flying fishes 或 flying fish
用法示例
They are widespread and the flying fish have little chance.（它们分布得很广，飞鱼很少有逃脱的机会。）
He watched the flying fish burst out and again.（他看着飞鱼一次次跃出水面。）
Flying fish, it seems, use this effect to their advantage as they skim across the sea.（飞鱼似乎在掠过海面时利用了这种效应。）
The whiskers disappear as the fish grow, and are not found on adult flying fish.（随着飞鱼成长，胡须会消失，成鱼身上没有胡须。）
A hovering bird showed him where dolphins were chasing some flying fish.（一只盘旋的鸟向他指明了海豚追逐飞鱼的地方。）
I wish a flying fish would come on board tonight.（我希望今夜有条飞鱼跳到船上来。）
There were two flying fish inside.（里面有两条小飞鱼。）
He was very fond of flying fish as they were his principal friends on the ocean.（他非常喜爱飞鱼，视它们为海洋上的主要伙伴。）
No flying fish broke surface and there was no scattering of bait fish.（没有飞鱼跃出水面，也没有饵鱼散开。）
These days, however, many chefs substitute the crab roe with Japanese flying fish roe or tobiko.（然而近来，许多厨师用日本飞鱼子替代蟹黄。）
短语搭配
flying fish roe：飞鱼子，常见于日料，如tobiko（飞鱼籽）
freshly-fried flying fish：鲜炸飞鱼，指将飞鱼油炸后的菜品
补充说明
飞鱼幼鱼可能长有胡须，成年后消失。它们常被视为海洋生态中的“滑翔高手”，其独特的运动方式在文学和影视作品中常被描绘，如海明威《老人与海》中多次提及飞鱼与海洋生物的互动。