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单词 carp
释义

carp

noun
/kɑːp/
/kɑːrp/
[countable, uncountable]
(plural carp)
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  1. a large freshwater fish that is used for food see also koi
    Word Originnoun late Middle English: from Old French carpe, from late Latin carpa.

carp

verb
/kɑːp/
/kɑːrp/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they carp
/kɑːp/
/kɑːrp/
he / she / it carps
/kɑːps/
/kɑːrps/
past simple carped
/kɑːpt/
/kɑːrpt/
past participle carped
/kɑːpt/
/kɑːrpt/
-ing form carping
/ˈkɑːpɪŋ/
/ˈkɑːrpɪŋ/
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  1. to keep complaining about somebody/something in an annoying way
    • I’ve had enough of him constantly carping and criticizing.
    • carp (on) (at somebody) (about somebody/something) Lord, how you carp on, Lucy!
    Word Originverb Middle English (in the sense ‘talk, chatter’): from Old Norse karpa ‘brag’; later influenced by Latin carpere ‘pluck at, slander’.
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