单词	poach
释义	poachpoach /pəʊtʃ $ poʊtʃ/ verb Entry menu MENU FOR poachpoach1 cook2 animals3 people4 steal ideas5 poach on somebody’s territory/preserve Word Origin WORD ORIGINpoach Origin: 1 1400-1500 Old French pochier, from poche ‘bag, pocket’2-5 1600-1700 Old French pocher Verb Table VERB TABLE poach Simple Form Present I, you, we, they poach he, she, it poaches Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they poached Present perfect I, you, we, they have poached he, she, it has poached Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had poached Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will poach Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have poached Continuous Form Present I am poaching he, she, it is poaching you, we, they are poaching Past I, he, she, it was poaching you, we, they were poaching Present perfect I, you, we, they have been poaching he, she, it has been poaching Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been poaching Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be poaching Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been poaching Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The chicken was poached with basil and pepper. Volkswagen poached Lopez from GM in 1993. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But the Gulf of California is closer than you think, and currently under assault by everything from pollution to poaching. Companies in the survey were asked if they used any mechanisms to protect themselves against poaching by other businesses employing headhunters. In the New World preachers felt free to encroach and poach in search of souls. They no longer poach pigeons in public parks. Third, the ground must be well drained to prevent it being poached by the animals. Thesaurus THESAURUSways of cooking something► bake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven: · Tom baked a cake for my birthday. ► roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven: · Roast the potatoes for an hour. ► fry to cook food in hot oil: · She was frying some mushrooms. ► stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously: · stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts ► sauté to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil: · Sauté the potatoes in butter. ► grill to cook food over or under strong heat: · grilled fish ► broil American English to cook food under heat: · broiled fish ► boil to cook something in very hot water: · He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg.· English people seem to love boiled vegetables. ► steam to cook vegetables over hot water: · Steam the rice for 15 minutes. ► poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water: · poached salmon ► toast to cook the outside surfaces of bread: · toasted muffins ► barbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors: · I thought we could barbecue some mackerel. ► microwave to cook food in a microwave oven: · The beans can be microwaved. WORD SETS► Cooking allspice, nounbake, verbbarbecue, verbbaste, verbblanch, verbboil, verbbottle, verbbouillon cube, nounbraise, verbbreadcrumbs, nounbreaded, adjectivebrine, nounbroil, verbbrown, verbbutter, verbcandied, adjectivecaper, nouncaramel, nouncardamom, nouncarve, verbcasserole, nouncasserole, verbcaster sugar, nouncharbroil, verbchervil, nounchestnut, nounchicory, nounchill, verbchilli powder, nounchip, verbcilantro, nouncinnamon, nounclean, verbclove, nouncochineal, nouncoconut, nouncook, verbcook, nouncookbook, nouncookery, nouncookery book, nouncordon bleu, adjectivecore, verbcoriander, nouncream, verbcrisp, verbcube, verbculinary, adjectivecumin, nouncurry powder, noundeep fry, verbdessertspoon, noundevilled, adjectivedice, verbdone, adjectivedress, verbessence, nounfat, nounflambé, adjectiveflan, nounflavouring, nounflour, nounflour, verbfrost, verbfrosting, nounfry, verbglaze, verbglaze, noungourmet, adjectivegourmet, noungrate, verbgrease, noungrease, verbgreaseproof paper, noungrill, verbgrill, noungrind, verbgut, verbhard-boiled, adjectivehaute cuisine, nounhob, nounhull, verbhusk, verbice, verbicebox, nounicing, nounicing sugar, nouningredient, nounjoint, verbknead, verblard, nounlard, verbleaven, nounliquidize, verbmarinade, nounmarinate, verbmarjoram, nounmicrowave, verbmince, verbmincer, nounmint, nounmix, verbmix, nounnouvelle cuisine, nounnutmeg, nounoil, nounolive oil, nounoverdone, adjectiveparboil, verbpare, verbpickle, verbpipe, verbpit, verbpitted, adjectivepkt, pluck, verbplum tomato, nounpoach, verbprecooked, adjectivepreheat, verbprep, verbprove, verbrecipe, nounreduce, verbrice paper, nounrind, nounrise, verbroast, verbroast, nounroast, adjectiverosemary, nounroux, nounsaffron, nounsage, nounsalt, nounsalt, verbsauce, nounsausage meat, nounsauté, verbsavory, nounscalloped, adjectivesear, verbseason, verbseasoning, nounself-raising flour, nounself-rising flour, nounsesame, nounshell, verbshortening, nounshort-order cook, nounshuck, verbsieve, verbsift, verbsifter, nounsimmer, verbsimmer, nounskewer, verbsmoke, verbsoak, verbsoda, nounsodium bicarbonate, nounspice, nounspice, verbspicy, adjectivestarch, nounsteam, verbsteep, verbstew, verbstock, nounstone, verbstrain, verbstuff, verbstuffing, nounsunny-side up, adjectivesweat, verbsweet-and-sour, adjectiveTabasco, nountandoori, adjectivetarragon, nountbsp, teaspoon, nountenderize, verbtenderloin, nountextured vegetable protein, nounthaw, verbthyme, nountimer, nountoast, nountoast, verbtoss, verbtruss, verbtsp, turmeric, noununderdone, adjectivevinaigrette, nounvinegar, nounwhip, verbwhisk, verbyeast, nounzap, verbzest, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► fried/poached/boiled etc eggs ► steamed/poached fish (=cooked over boiling water)· The kitchen smelt of steamed fish. 1cook [transitive] a)to cook an egg in or over gently boiling water, without its shell:  poached eggs on toast b)to gently cook food, especially fish, in a small amount of boiling water, milk etc:  Poach the salmon in white wine and water.► see thesaurus at cook2animals [intransitive, transitive] to illegally catch or shoot animals, birds, or fish, especially on private land without permission:  Deer have been poached here for years.3people [transitive] to persuade someone who belongs to another organization, team etc to leave it and join yours, especially in a secret or dishonest way:  That company’s always poaching our staff.poach from Several of their reporters were poached from other papers.4steal ideas [transitive] to take and use someone else’s ideas unfairly or illegallypoach from characters poached from Shakespeare5poach on somebody’s territory/preserve British English to do something that is someone else’s responsibility, especially when they do not want you to do it—poaching noun [uncountable]:  the poaching of elephants for their ivory tusks
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