poach
verb
uk/pəʊtʃ/us/poʊtʃ/poachverb(COOK)
[T]
tocooksomething such as afish, or aneggwithitsshellremoved, by putting it ingentlyboilingwateror otherliquid:
炖,水煮(鱼、荷包蛋等)We had poachedeggsforbreakfast.我们早饭吃荷包蛋。
Do you likepearspoached inredwine?你喜欢吃红葡萄酒煮的梨吗?
Preparing food using heat
- air fryer
- bain-marie
- baking
- baking parchment
- barbecue
- blanch
- boil
- deep fat fryer
- deep-fried
- deep-fry
- done
- doneness
- overcook
- overdone
- pan-fry
- parboil
- poaching
- roast
- sear
- warm(someone/something)up
poachverb(TAKE)
[IorT]
tocatchandkillanimalswithoutpermissionon someone else'sland:
(侵入他人地界)偷猎,偷捕Thefarmerclaimedthat heshotthe men because they were poaching on hisland.农场主声称他开枪射杀那些人是因为他们侵入他的地界偷猎。
[T]
to take and use for yourselfunfairlyordishonestlysomething, usually anidea, thatbelongsto someoneelse:
以不当手段获取,窃用(想法等)Jeff always poaches myideas, and thenpretendsthat they're his own.杰夫经常盗用我的想法,还假装是他自己的。
[T]disapproving
topersuadesomeone whoworksfor someoneelseto come andworkfor you:
挖走(人员)They werefuriouswhen one oftheirbestmanagerswas poached by anothercompany.他们一个最好的经理被别的公司挖走了,他们很恼火。
Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- anti-burglar
- anti-burglary
- anti-piracy
- hot-wire
- housebreaking
- jemmy
- jimmy
- job
- kleptomania
- piracy
- piratical
- plunder
- poaching
- purloin
- rustle
- rustling
- snaffle
- snitch
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