tuna

• n. 金槍魚，鮪魚
• n. (Tuna)人名；(葡、匈、捷、土、塞)圖納

來自美式西班牙語 tuna,金槍魚，來自西班牙語 atun,來自拉丁語 thunnus,來自希臘語 thunnos, 來自 thuno,衝，投擲飛鏢，詞源同 tunny.

tuna (n.)

1881, from American Spanish (California) tuna, from Spanish atun, from Arabic tun, borrowed, probably in Spain, from Latin thunnus "tunny" (see tunny).

1. "I'll take the grilled tuna," Mary Ann told the waiter.

“給我來份烤金槍魚吧，”瑪麗·安告訴侍者。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Thick tuna steaks are eaten rare, like beef.

像牛肉一樣，厚的金槍魚排做到半熟即可食用。

來自柯林斯例句

3. She began opening a tin of tuna.

她開始打開一聽金槍魚罐頭。

來自柯林斯例句

4. I don't like eating tins of tuna fish.

我不喜歡吃金槍魚罐頭.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. The Colonel and his forces were camped on the plain of Tuna, a day's march north of Phari.

上校和他的部隊駐紮在帕裏北部的蒂納平原，那裏離帕裏還有一天的行程。

來自柯林斯例句