crab

英 [kræb]

美 [kræb]

n.  蟹; 螃蟹; 蟹肉; 阴虱寄生病
v.  横行; （遇到侧风或水流、气流时）使（飞机或船）作偏流修正; 捕蟹

复数：crabs　现在分词：crabbing　过去分词：crabbed　过去式：crabbed　第三人称单数：crabs　

CET6考研TOEFLGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.8024 / COCA.5100

牛津词典

noun

• 蟹；螃蟹
  a sea creature with a hard shell, eight legs and two pincers (= curved and pointed arms for catching and holding things). Crabs move sideways on land.
• 蟹肉
  meat from a crab , used for food
  1. dressed crab
     经加工的螃蟹
• 阴虱寄生病
  the condition caused by having lice (called crab lice ) in the hair around the genitals

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 蟹;螃蟹
  Acrabis a sea creature with a flat round body covered by a shell, and five pairs of legs with large claws on the front pair. Crabs usually move sideways.
  1. Crabis the flesh of this creature eaten as food.
     蟹肉

英英释义

noun

• a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
  1. he caught a crab and lost the race
• decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
• a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
  Synonym:crab lousepubic lousePhthirius pubis
• the edible flesh of any of various crabs
  Synonym:crabmeat
• a quarrelsome grouch
  Synonym:crabby person

verb

• complain
  1. What was he hollering about?
  Synonym:gripebitchgrousebeefsquawkbellyacheholler
• fish for crab
• scurry sideways like a crab
• direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

双语例句

• I'd go to the Crab Nebula and back for you.
  我会去的蟹状星云，以及支持你。
• Poached River Shrimp, Poached Crab Claw, Sea Scallop and Clam.
  水煮河虾，水煮蟹爪，扇贝和蛤哩。
• Offers Alaskan salmon, king crab, shrimp, caviar, and more.
  提供阿拉斯加三文鱼，皇帝蟹，虾，鱼子酱，和更多。
• Crab, shrimp and vegetable soup!
  螃蟹，虾和蔬菜汤！
• It's crab with egg yolk. It's our specialty.
  蛋黄蟹，这是我们的特色菜。
• Mrs. Brown: No. I'm allergic to shrimp and crab.
  布朗太太：不，我对虾和蟹过敏。
• The crab is good but I like the Wonton and Zongzi with chestnut and meat instead.
  螃蟹的味道确实美味，不过我还是比较喜欢吃馄饨和栗子肉馅的粽子。
• Look closely at this tapestry and you'll find an emperor shrimp and a crab on a sea cucumber.
  华美的海洋生物图片。密切关注这一挂毯，你会发现一个皇帝虾和螃蟹在一个海参。
• Cancer is derived from the Greek word for crab, karkinos.
  cancer这个词派生自希腊语中表示螃蟹的karkinos一词
• A crab nipped my toe.
  一只螃蟹钳住了我的脚趾头。