poach

动词 poach:

1. hunt illegally
2. cook in a simmering liquid

1. Rival salesmen were poaching on his territory.
   这些推销员是竞争对手，却跑到他的地盘来兜生意。
2. A rival firm poached our best computer programmers.
   我公司的竞争对手把我们最好的计算机程序编制员挖走了。
3. A new political party usually poaches ideas from its rivals.
   新政党往往把敌对政党的思想攫为己有。

poach

v.tr.（及物动词）
poached,poach.ing,poach.es
To cook in a boiling or simmering liquid:
水煮，烹：在煮沸的液体中烹调，或在热水中煮：
例句：
Poach the fish in wine.
以酒烹调鱼

来源：
Back-formation from Middle English poched [poached]
源自 中古英语 poched的逆构词 [（水）煮的]
from poche [dish of poached eggs]
源自 poche [煮鸡蛋这道菜]
from Old French [from past participle of] pochier [to poach eggs]
源自 古法语 [] 源自pochier的过去分词 [煮鸡蛋]
from poche [pocket, bag (from their appearance)]
源自 poche [口袋，包（源自它们的外形）]
[of Germanic origin]
[源于日耳曼语]

【引伸】
poach.able
adj.（形容词）

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poach 2

v.（动词）
poached,poach.ing,poach.es
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To trespass on another`s property in order to take fish or game.
偷猎，偷捕：为捕鱼或捕猎非法进入他人的地产
To take fish or game in a forbidden area.
在禁猎区捕鱼或狩猎
To become muddy or broken up from being trampled. Used of land.
变泥泞，破裂：因被践踏而变得满是稀泥或破损不堪，用来指地面
To sink into soft earth when walking.
陷入：在行走时陷进松土

To take or appropriate something unfairly or illegally.
非法侵占：不公平地或非法地拿取或挪用某物
Sports To play a ball out of turn or in another`s territory, as in doubles tennis.
【体育运动】 不按顺序打球，越区打球：不按顺序打球或打入他人的领域内，如在网球中
v.tr.（及物动词）
To trespass on (another`s property) for fishing or hunting.
偷猎、偷捕：为捕鱼或打猎而侵入他人的地产
To take (fish or game) illegally.
非法捕鱼，非法狩猎
To make (land) muddy or broken up by trampling.
变泥泞：践踏而使（地面）满是稀泥或破损不堪

To take or appropriate unfairly or illegally.
非法侵占：不公平地或非法地拿取或挪用
Sports To play (a ball) out of turn or in another`s territory.
【体育运动】 不按顺序打球，越区打球：不按顺序打（球）或打入他人的领域

来源：
Obsolete French pocher [to poke, thrust, intrude]
已废法语 pocher [戳，刺，侵入]
from Old French pochier [to poke, gouge]
源自 古法语 pochier [戳；挖出]
[of Germanic origin]
[源于日耳曼语]

【引伸】
poach.able
adj.（形容词）