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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   shoal

   • IPA[SHōl]

   美式

   • n.
     an area of shallow water, especially as a navigational hazard；a submerged sandbank visible at low water.
   • v.
     (of water) become shallower
   • adj.
     (of water) shallow

   • verb: shoal, 3rd person present: shoals, gerund or present participle: shoaling, past tense: shoaled, past participle: shoaled

   • noun: shoal, plural noun: shoals

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an area of shallow water, especially as a navigational hazard we clawed our way out from the Bahamian shoals into the deep waters of the Atlantic
   • ▪ a submerged sandbank visible at low water.
   • ▪ a hidden danger or difficulty he alone could safely guide them through Hollywood's treacherous shoals

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (of water) become shallower the water shoals reasonably gently, and the swimming is safe

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. North American dialect (of water) shallow crabs will move to shoaler water when the current changes