1550s, "a pert shallow-brained fellow; a puppy, a whipper-snapper; a conceited fop or dandy" [OED], from skip (v.) + generic name jack (n.). Applied 1703 to tropical fishes with leaping tendencies. In reference to a kind of sailing boat used on Chesapeake Bay, attested from 1887.
双语例句
1. The details of both LEAF and SKIPJACK are classified , and publicly available.
LEAF和SKIPJACK的细节是保密的, 公众能使用.
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2. Consequently, skipjack landings are poor , with the exception of Ghana.
结果, 除了加纳外,箭鱼的渔获量都很低.
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3. In Sato, we put skipjack in the pot filled with water and it in the morning.
