单词 | poach |
释义 | Word Frequency poach 1(pəʊtʃ) verb 1. to catch (game, fish, etc) illegally by trespassing on private property 2. to encroach on or usurp (another person's rights, duties, etc) or steal (an idea, employee, etc) 3. tennis, badminton to take or play (shots that should belong to one's partner) 4. to break up (land) into wet muddy patches, as by riding over it, or (of land) to become broken up in this way 5. (intransitive) (of the feet, shoes, etc) to sink into heavy wet ground Word origin C17: from Old French pocher, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch poken to prod; see poke1Word Frequency poach 2(pəʊtʃ) verb to simmer (eggs, fish, etc) very gently in water, milk, stock, etc Word origin C15: from Old French pochier to enclose in a bag (as the yolks are enclosed by the whites); compare poke2 |
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