单词 | shrimp |
释义 | shrimp —shrimplike, adj. /shrimp/, n. , pl. shrimps, (esp. collectively) shrimp for 1, v. , adj. n. 1. any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food. 2. Informal. a diminutive or insignificant person. v.i. 3. to catch or try to catch shrimps. adj. 4. (of food) made with or containing shrimp: shrimp salad. 5. of or pertaining to shrimp or their catching, processing, and marketing: a shrimp boat. [1300-50; ME shrimpe crustacean, puny person; akin to MHG schrimpfen to contract, OE scrimman to shrink] |
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