Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä

Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot

Synonyymit

Ääntäminen

  • ÄäntäminenAU
  • RP:
    • IPA: /ˈʃɑːkbeɪt/
  • GA:
    • IPA: /ˈʃɑɹkbeɪt/

Käännöksiä ei löytynyt valitulle kohdekielelle.

Määritelmät

Substantiivi

  1. (humorous, idiomatic) One who is in a precarious or vulnerable position.
  2. (humorous) One who has been, or is likely to be, attacked by a shark.
  3. (Australia, colloquial) A lone swimmer or surfer far from shore.

Esimerkit

  • The Australian Sea-lions at Seal Bay, Kangaroo lsland, had almost been wiped out by killing for shark bait when a conservation reserve was proclaimed in 1954.
  • I thought, “What a way to go. After all I′ve been through, I′m going to check out as a hunk of shark bait."
  • In “Great White” a local newsman and his cameraman, in order to obtain publicity, decide to lower raw meat off the pier as shark bait.
  • When Ian informed Will that it was his turn for shark-bait position, he was told, “You know, Lyssa came in second in chess club, but she lost to Seth Birnbaum in the final.”
  • By unspoken agreement, Luke, Ian, and Charla stopped asking Will to take his turn dangling in the ocean.