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

• Although it is tasty, crab is very filling.
  螃蟹虽然好吃，却容易让人感到饱足。
• They're a crab and a shrimp.
  这是一只蟹和一只虾。
• As I was looking at the appetizers, I spotted one of my favorite dishes – crab cakes!
  当我正在看有没有什么好菜，发现了一个我的最爱&蟹饼！
• Blue crab is in season.
  蓝蟹上市了。
• The lobster and the crab began their voyage.
  龙虾和螃蟹开始了航行。
• The crab and the lobster have a race.
  螃蟹和龙虾进行跑步比赛。
• Thousands of herring and crab are washed up on the beaches during every storm
  每次暴风雨过后海滩上都会留下数不尽的鲱鱼和螃蟹。
• Niuniu: Exactly! They have yummy crab, prawn, and different kinds of fresh fish.
  牛牛：是啊，他们有美味的蟹，对虾，和各种各样鱼类。
• 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。
• I ordered the steamed crab but you gave me the roast crab.
  对不起，先生。我点的是蒸螃蟹而您给我的是烤螃蟹。