poach
UK [pəʊtʃ] US [poʊtʃ] verb
COOK 烹饪
transitive
■to cook something such as a fish, or an egg with its shell removed, by putting it in gently boiling water or other liquid 炖，水煮（鱼、荷包蛋等）•We had poached eggs for breakfast.我们早饭吃荷包蛋。 •Do you like pears poached in red wine?你喜欢吃红葡萄酒煮的梨吗？
UK [pəʊtʃ] US [poʊtʃ] verb
TAKE 拿走
intransitive or transitive
■to catch and kill animals without permission on someone else's land （侵入他人地界）偷猎，偷捕；盗猎•The farmer claimed that he shot the men because they were poaching on his land.农场主人声称他开枪射杀那些人是因为他们侵入他的地界偷猎。 intransitive or transitive
■to take and use for yourself unfairly or dishonestly something, usually an idea, that belongs to someone else 以不当手段获取，窃用（想法等）•Jeff always poaches my ideas , and then pretends that they're his own.杰夫经常盗用我的想法，还假装是他自己的。 intransitive or transitive disapproving
■to persuade someone who works for someone else to come and work for you 挖走（人员）•They were furious when one of their best managers was poached by another company.他们一个最好的经理被别的公司挖走了，他们很恼火。 |