large flatfish, early 15c., perhaps from hali "holy" (see holy) + butte "flatfish;" supposedly so called from its being eaten on holy days (compare cognate Dutch heilbot, Low German heilbutt, Swedish helgeflundra, Danish helleflynder). For second element see butt (n.4).
雙語例句
1. "I'm for halibut."
“要吃什么？”保羅說。——“我要吃大比目魚。”
來自柯林斯例句
2. This year the halibut season is 258 days long.
今年的大比目魚季長達258天。
來自辭典例句
3. How do you find a good halibut around here?
你在這里是怎么找到一條很好的大比目魚的?
來自互聯網
4. Today we have very good halibut steaks and prawns.
今天我們有很好的比目排和對蝦.
來自互聯網
5. Ha! Missed again, you hammerhead halibut. Here boy, here, go get it.