词汇解释
名词
1. 蟹;螃蟹
蟹科动物的一种,有两对长脚和两对短脚,有硬壳,生活在海洋和淡水中。
例句:
- He caught a crab at the beach yesterday.(他昨天在海滩捉到了一只螃蟹。)
- Crabs are popular seafood.(螃蟹是受欢迎的海鲜。)
2. 阴差阳错的事情;巧合
指没有预料到的或没有计划的事情。
例句:
- It was just a crab that we met in the park.(我们在公园里碰到的只是个巧合。)
- By a strange crab, I found the book I had been looking for.(出乎意料地,我找到了一直在找的那本书。)
形容词
1. 沮丧的;抱怨的;烦躁的
指情绪低落、不满或焦躁不安。
例句:
- She was in a crab mood after receiving the bad news.(收到坏消息后,她情绪低落。)
- He is always crab and complains about everything.(他总是抱怨,对什么都不满。)
2. 横行的;侧向的
指行进或移动时身体向一侧倾斜的。
例句:
- The boat tilted in a crab manner.(船侧向倾斜。)
- The airplane landed crab because of the strong wind.(由于强风,飞机侧着降落。)
词语辨析
1. crab与lobster的区别:
两者都是属于螃蟹科(Crustacean)的海洋生物,但lobster是指海洋中的龙虾,而crab则是指螃蟹。
例句:
- She prefers eating lobsters over crabs.(她更喜欢吃龙虾而不是螃蟹。)
- The restaurant serves fresh crabs and lobsters.(这家餐厅提供新鲜的螃蟹和龙虾。)
词汇扩充
1. King crab:帝王蟹
一种大型螃蟹,生活在北太平洋的深海中,具有肉质丰富的腿部。
例句:
- We had a delicious king crab feast last night.(昨晚我们享用了美味的帝王蟹大餐。)
- King crabs are highly valued for their meat.(帝王蟹因其肉质而备受珍视。)
近义词
1. crustacean:甲壳动物
2. shellfish:贝类动物
3. lobster:龙虾
4. shrimp:虾
反义词
1. angel:天使
2. saint:圣人
3. good:好的
柯林斯词典解释
crab
1. 名词
a crab is a sea creature with a hard shell, five legs on each side, and two large claws. Some types of crab live in the sea, and some live in rivers.
2. 动词
If you crab, you move sideways with small quick steps, for example because you are angry or because you want to frighten someone.
牛津词典解释
crab
1. 名词
a sea creature with a flat round body covered by a shell, and five pairs of legs, the first of which is modified as a large pair of pincers. Crabs are abundant on many shores and also live in fresh water.
2. 动词
move sideways or obliquely, typically in an awkward or inopportune way.
用法
1. catch/grab a crab:(划船或划桨时)划破水面,导致桨刀卡住水中而摔倒
例句:
- She caught a crab and fell into the water.(她划破水面,摔进了水里。)
- He grabbed a crab and lost his balance.(他划破水面,失去了平衡。)
2. crab apple:野生苹果
例句:
- The garden is full of crab apples.(花园里到处是野生苹果。)
- She made a pie with the crab apples from the tree.(她用树上的野生苹果做了一个派。)
中英例句对照
- 他昨天在海滩捉到了一只螃蟹。He caught a crab at the beach yesterday.
- 螃蟹是受欢迎的海鲜。Crabs are popular seafood.
- 我们在公园里碰到的只是个巧合。It was just a crab that we met in the park.
- 出乎意料地,我找到了一直在找的那本书。By a strange crab, I found the book I had been looking for.
- 收到坏消息后,她情绪低落。She was in a crab mood after receiving the bad news.
- 他总是抱怨,对什么都不满。He is always crab and complains about everything.
- 船侧向倾斜。The boat tilted in a crab manner.
- 由于强风,飞机侧着降落。The airplane landed crab because of the strong wind.
- 她更喜欢吃龙虾而不是螃蟹。She prefers eating lobsters over crabs.
- 这家餐厅提供新鲜的螃蟹和龙虾。The restaurant serves fresh crabs and lobsters.
- 昨晚我们享用了美味的帝王蟹大餐。We had a delicious king crab feast last night.
- 帝王蟹因其肉质而备受珍视。King crabs are highly valued for their meat.
- 她划破水面,摔进了水里。She caught a crab and fell into the water.
- 他划破水面,失去了平衡。He grabbed a crab and lost his balance.
- 花园里到处是野生苹果。The garden is full of crab apples.
- 她用树上的野生苹果做了一个派。She made a pie with the crab apples from the tree.