catfishing
noun[U]
uk/ˈkæt.fɪʃ.ɪŋ/us/ˈkæt.fɪʃ.ɪŋ/catfishingnoun[U](FISHING)
theactivityoftryingtocatchcatfish:
钓鲶鱼，捕鲶鱼These are some of thebaitsI use for catfishing.这些是我在钓鲶鱼时使用的一些鱼饵。
- I haven’t beenableto get out to do any catfishinglately.
- Wecoverthebasicsof catfishing withlimblines.
- This is avitalpieceof catfishingequipment.
- There haveevenbeen catfishingexpeditionstoexoticlocationssuch as the Amazon River.
Hunting & fishing
- angler
- angling
- anti-hunt
- anti-hunter
- anti-hunting
- barb
- fisherman
- fishing line
- fishing rod
- fly fishing
- fox hunt
- fox hunting
- overfishing
- poach
- poaching
- pointer
- predation
- pursue
- quarry
- spear
catfishingnoun[U](SOCIAL MEDIA)
informal
thepracticeofpretendingonsocialmediato be someone different, inordertotrickorattractanotherperson:
（在社交媒体上伪装自己以此来欺骗或吸引他人的）钓鱼交友Iseditingyourprofilepicto make yourselflookbetterreally so different from catfishing?编辑个人资料照片让自己看起来更漂亮真的和钓鱼交友有本质区别吗？
- Now there's moreawarenessof catfishing,hopefullyit'sharderto get away with it.
- Catfishing is thephenomenonofpeoplefabricatingonlineidentities, often totrickothersintoromanticrelationships.
- There are manycomplexmotivationsthatliebehind catfishing.
Cheating & tricking
- anti-fraud
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- deceive
- fiddle
- flannel
- have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
- havesomeoneon
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- honeyfuggle
- hustle
- pull a fast oneidiom
- pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
- punk
- putsomethingacross/oversomeone
- putsomethingon
- racket
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