shrimp
noun
uk/ʃrɪmp/us/ʃrɪmp/shrimpnoun(ANIMAL)
B1[CorU]UKpluralshrimpsorshrimp
a verysmallseacreaturesimilarto aprawnbutsmaller, oritsflesheatenasfood:
小海虾;(食用的)小虾仁shrimppaste虾酱
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[CorU]USpluralshrimpsorshrimp(UKprawn)
asmallseacreaturewith ashelland tenlegs, that can beeaten:
(可食用的)海虾grilledshrimp烤海虾
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Sea creatures
- abalone
- amphipod
- anemone
- barnacle
- barrier reef
- cowrie
- crab
- cray
- crayfish
- crustacean
- limpet
- littleneck clam
- lobster
- marron
- mollusc
- sea urchin
- shellfish
- shipworm
- squid
- starfish
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Fish & seafood
shrimpnoun(PERSON)
[C]informaldisapprovingpluralshrimps
anextremelyshortperson
极矮的人,矮子,矬子Low, short and shallow
- brief
- fubsy
- knee-high
- level
- long
- longish
- low
- low slung
- mini
- shallowness
- short
- short-range
- shorten
- shortish
- shortness
- shorty
- stumpy
- stunted
- titch
- undersized