英语词汇“crab”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

crab¹

(krăb)

a. Any of various chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, having a hard carapace that covers a broad flattened cephalothorax with a small abdomen tucked beneath it, and an anterior pair of legs that are large and pincerlike.

b. Any of various similar decapod crustaceans, such as a hermit crab or a king crab.

c. Crabmeat.

a. A crab louse.

b. crabs Slang Infestation by crab lice.

3. The maneuvering of an aircraft partially into a crosswind to compensate for drift.

4. A machine for handling or hoisting heavy weights.

v. crabbed, crab·bing, crabs

v.intr.

1. To hunt or catch crabs.

2. To scurry sideways in the manner of a crab.

3. To drift diagonally or sideways, especially when under tow.

4. To direct an aircraft into a crosswind.

v.tr.

1. To direct (an aircraft) partly into a crosswind to eliminate drift.

2. To cause to move or scurry sideways.

Idiom:

catch a crab

To make a faulty stroke in rowing that causes the blade of the oar to strike the water on the recovery stroke.

[Middle English crabbe, from Old English crabba; see gerbh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

crabber n.

单词	crab
释义	crab¹ (krăb) n. 1. a. Any of various chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, having a hard carapace that covers a broad flattened cephalothorax with a small abdomen tucked beneath it, and an anterior pair of legs that are large and pincerlike. b. Any of various similar decapod crustaceans, such as a hermit crab or a king crab. c. Crabmeat. 2. a. A crab louse. b. crabs Slang Infestation by crab lice. 3. The maneuvering of an aircraft partially into a crosswind to compensate for drift. 4. A machine for handling or hoisting heavy weights. v. crabbed, crab·bing, crabs v.intr. 1. To hunt or catch crabs. 2. To scurry sideways in the manner of a crab. 3. To drift diagonally or sideways, especially when under tow. 4. To direct an aircraft into a crosswind. v.tr. 1. To direct (an aircraft) partly into a crosswind to eliminate drift. 2. To cause to move or scurry sideways. *Idiom:* *catch a crab* To make a faulty stroke in rowing that causes the blade of the oar to strike the water on the recovery stroke. [Middle English crabbe, from Old English crabba; see gerbh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] crabber n.
随便看	sicken sickener sickening sickeningly sick headache sickie sickish sickishly sickle sick leave sicklebill sickle cell sickle cell anemia sickle cell trait sickle feather sicklemia sicklily sickliness sick list sickly sickness sicko sickout sick pay sickroom