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

poachpoach /poʊtʃ/ verb

ETYMOLOGYpoach

Origin: (1) 1400-1500 Old French pochier, from poche bag, pocket (2-5) 1600-1700 Old French pocher

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

1[transitive] a)to cook an egg without its shell in water that is almost boiling b)to cook fish or meat in water or another liquid that is almost boiling: Poach the chicken in white wine and water.2[intransitive, transitive] to persuade someone to leave a team or company and join yours, especially in a secret or dishonest way: They had poached a major client from a competitor.3[intransitive, transitive] to illegally catch or shoot animals, birds, or fish, especially on private land without permission4[transitive] to unfairly or illegally use someone else’s ideas