sardine

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sar·dine [sardine sardines] BrE [ˌsɑːˈdiːn] NAmE [ˌsɑːrˈdiːn] noun
a small young sea fish (for example, a young ↑pilchard ) that is either eaten fresh or preserved in tins/cans
Idiom: ↑like sardines

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from French, or from Latin sardina, from sarda, from Greek, probably from Sardō ‘Sardinia’.

Example Bank:
•We were packed in like sardines.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, sard, sardius