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)