| 单词 | poach |
| 释义 | poach 1. v.tr. 1. cook (an egg) without its shell in or over boiling water. 2. cook (fish etc.) by simmering in a small amount of liquid. Derivatives poacher n. Etymology: ME f. OF pochier f. poche POKE(2) 2. v. 1. tr. (also absol.) catch (game or fish) illegally. 2. intr. (often foll. by on) trespass or encroach (on another's property, ideas, etc.). 3. tr. appropriate illicitly or unfairly (a person, thing, idea, etc.). 4. tr. Tennis etc. take (a shot) in one's partner's portion of the court. 5. a tr. trample or cut up (turf) with hoofs. b intr. (of land) become sodden by being trampled. Derivatives poacher n. Etymology: earlier poche, perh. f. F pocher put in a pocket (as POACH(1)) |
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