名詞 sprat:

1. small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines
   同義詞：brisling
2. small herring processed like a sardine
   同義詞：brisling, Clupea sprattus

1. He sent her a box of her favourite chocolates. It was a sprat to catch a mackerel, and he waited eagerly for her reply.
   他送給她一盒她最喜歡吃的巧克力，這是想吃小虧占大便宜，現(xiàn)在他正迫切地等待著她的反應(yīng)。
2. If he pays a guinea to that society, the will expect them to grant him considerable privileges; he's throwing a sprat to catch a whale.
   如果他捐一畿尼給這個(gè)團(tuán)體，他就指望人家給他大量的特權(quán)，他是要求一本萬(wàn)利的。
3. Every week I invest a pound on the football pools. It's a sprat to catch a mackerel because one day I could win a million.
   每星期我花一英鎊賭足球普爾，這完全是一種小小冒險(xiǎn)以求大利的行動(dòng)，因?yàn)榭赡苡幸惶煳視?huì)贏(yíng)100萬(wàn)。