1. Even as a baby, a blue whale can make a grown man seem like a minnow. 即便是蓝鲸宝宝，相较之下也能让一个成年人看起来像条小鲤鱼。
2. But the population plunged in the smallest fish species, the fathead minnow. 然而最小的鱼种，黑头呆鱼的数量却发生了变化。
3. He looked into every pool of water vainly, until, as the long twilight came on, he discovered a solitary fish, the size of a minnow , in such a pool. 他瞧遍了每一个水坑，都没有用，最后，到了漫漫的暮色袭来的时候，他才发现一个水坑里有一条独一无二的、像鲦鱼般的小鱼。
英英解释
n.
1. very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
