crab

名词 crab:

1. decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
2. a quarrelsome grouch
   同义词：crabby person
3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
   同义词：Cancer
4. the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
   同义词：Cancer, Cancer the Crab
5. the edible flesh of any of various crabs
   同义词：crabmeat
6. infests the pubic region of the human body
   同义词：crab louse, pubic louse, Phthirius pubis
7. a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

动词 crab:

1. direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
2. scurry sideways like a crab
3. fish for crab
4. complain
   同义词：gripe, grouse, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler

1. It was his misfortune to catch a crab in the last spurt.
   他真倒霉，到了最后一刹那竟有一桨没划好。
2. A crab louse.
   毛虱，阴虱
3. A crab burger, a tofu burger.
   蟹肉三明治; 豆腐三明治

crab

n.（名词）

Any of various predominantly marine crustaceans of the division Brachyura within the order Decapoda, characterized by a broad, flattened cephalothorax covered by a hard carapace with a small abdomen concealed beneath it, short antennae, and five pairs of legs, of which the anterior pair are large and pincerlike.
蟹：任一种数量占多数的海洋甲壳纲十足目短尾亚目动物，特征是生有一个上有硬壳盖住的宽而扁平的头部，下有一个腹部隐藏在内，有很短的触角和五对脚，其中前面的那对较大且呈钳状
Any of various similar related crustaceans, such as the hermit crab or the king crab.
寄居蟹：任一种与其类似的甲壳纲动物，例如寄居蟹或蜘蛛蟹
A horseshoe crab.
鲎

A crab louse.
毛虱，阴虱
crabs Slang Infestation by crab lice.
crabs 【俚语】 虱病：由阴虱导致的感染
The maneuvering of an aircraft partially into a crosswind to compensate for drift.
飞机侧航：部分操纵飞行器使之进入逆风以抵消滑行
A machine for handling or hoisting heavy weights.
起重机：一种处理或升起重物的机器
v.（动词）
crabbed,crab.bing,crabs
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To hunt or catch crabs.
捉蟹或捕蟹
To scurry sideways in the manner of a crab.
象蟹似地横行
To drift diagonally or sideways.
斜向飘流，横向飘流
To direct an aircraft into a crosswind.
使飞机作航向偏流修正
v.tr.（及物动词）
To direct (an aircraft) partly into a crosswind to eliminate drift.
使（飞机）作航向偏流修正以防飘流
To cause to move or scurry sideways.
使横行

<习惯用语>catch a crab
To strike the water with an oar in recovering a stroke or miss it in making one while rowing.
失一桨：用一桨划水，用以恢复划水或划船时失去一桨
来源：
Middle English crabbe
中古英语 crabbe
from Old English crabba * see gerbh-
源自 古英语 crabba *参见 gerbh-

【引伸】
crabber
n.（名词）

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crab
crab 2

n.（名词）
A crab apple tree or its fruit.
欧洲苹果树，欧洲苹果
A quarrelsome, ill-tempered person.
爱争吵的人，坏脾气的人
v.（动词）
crabbed,crab.bing,crabs
v.intr.Informal （不及物动词）【非正式用语】
To find fault; criticize someone or something.
批评，抱怨：找茬；责备某人或某事
v.tr.（及物动词）
Informal To interfere with and ruin; spoil.
【非正式用语】 对…挑剔；抱怨
Informal To find fault with; complain about.
【非正式用语】 干扰并毁坏；破坏
To make ill-tempered or sullen.
使生气，使不高兴

来源：
Middle English crabbe
中古英语 crabbe
possibly from crabbe [crab (shellfish)] * see crab
可能源自 crabbe [蟹（水生贝壳类动物）] *参见 crab

【引伸】
crab.ber
n.（名词）