brit

• 名词，指鲱鱼、黍鲱等鱼类以及磷虾等小型甲壳动物的幼体，是须鲸等滤食性鲸类的食物。

A noun referring to the young of herring, sprat, or similar fish, or to minute crustaceans that serve as food for right whales.

1. Young herring or spratC1formal

   The young of a herring, sprat, or similar small fish.

   鲱鱼或黍鲱的幼鱼

   • The fishermen caught a net full of brit near the coast.
   • Brit are often used as bait for larger fish.
   • The school of brit swam close to the surface.

2. Crustacean food for whalesC2formal

   Minute crustaceans, such as copepods, that form a primary food source for right whales.

   鲸食浮游生物

   • Right whales feed almost exclusively on brit.
   • The abundance of brit in the bay attracted several whales.
   • Scientists study brit populations to monitor ocean health.