| 单词 | crib |
| 释义 | crib n. & v. --n 1. a a child's bed with barred or latticed sides; a cot. b a model of the Nativity of Christ, with a manger as a bed. 2. a barred container or rack for animal fodder. 3. colloq. a a translation of a text for the (esp. surreptitious) use of students. b plagiarized work etc. 4. a small house or cottage. 5. a framework lining the shaft of a mine. 6. colloq. a cribbage. b a set of cards given to the dealer at cribbage by all the players. 7. heavy crossed timbers used in foundations in loose soil etc. 8. sl. a brothel. 9. Austral. & NZ a light meal; food. --vtr. (also absol.) (cribbed, cribbing) 1. colloq. copy (another person's work) unfairly or without acknowledgement. 2. confine in a small space. 3. colloq. pilfer, steal. 4. colloq. grumble. Phrases and idioms crib-biting a horse's habit of biting the manger while noisily breathing in and swallowing. Derivatives cribber n. Etymology: OE crib(b) |
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