poacher

英 [ˈpəʊtʃə(r)]

美 [ˈpoʊtʃər]

n.  偷猎者; 非法捕猎的人; 水煮荷包蛋锅; (在对方球门附近伺机进球的)偷袭球员

复数：poachers　

BNC.15225 / COCA.15191

习惯用语

n.

poacher turned gamekeeper
• 经过角色转换的人；当年造反今天掌权的人
  a person who has changed from one situation or attitude to the opposite one, especially sb who used to oppose people in authority but is now in a position of authority

牛津词典

noun

• 偷猎者；非法捕猎的人
  a person who illegally hunts birds, animals, or fish on sb else's property
• 水煮荷包蛋锅
  a special pan for poaching eggs
• （在对方球门附近伺机进球的）偷袭球员
  a player who waits near the opposite team's goal in order to try to score if they get the ball

柯林斯词典

• VERB （侵入他人地界）偷猎，偷捕
  If someonepoachesfish, animals, or birds, they illegally catch them on someone else's property.
  1. Many wildlife parks are regularly invaded by people poaching game.
     很多野生动物园都时常遭到偷猎之徒的侵入。
• VERB 挖（其他机构的成员或顾客）
  If an organizationpoachesmembers or customersfromanother organization, they secretly or dishonestly persuade them to join them or become their customers.
  1. The company authorised its staff to poach customers from the opposition.
     公司指使其职员挖对手的客户。
  2. ...allegations that it had poached members from other unions.
     它从其他工会挖走了成员的说法
• VERB 窃取，盗用（他人的想法）
  If someonepoachesan idea, they dishonestly or illegally use the idea.
  1. The opposition parties complained that the government had poached their ideas.
     众反对党抱怨政府盗用它们的想法。
• VERB 把（鸡蛋）打入沸水中煮
  When youpoachan egg, you cook it gently in boiling water without its shell.
  1. Poach the eggs for 4 minutes...
     把鸡蛋打入开水中煮4分钟
  2. He had a light breakfast of poached eggs and tea.
     他早餐就吃了点水煮荷包蛋，喝了点茶。
• VERB （在煮沸的水、牛奶或其他液体中）用文火煮，煨（鱼等食品）
  If youpoachfood such as fish, you cook it gently in boiling water, milk, or other liquid.
  1. Poach the chicken until just cooked.
     用文火把鸡肉煮到刚刚熟。
  2. ...a pear poached in red wine...
     红酒煨的梨
  3. The main course was to be a whole poached salmon.
     主菜将是一整条清炖鲑鱼。

英英释义

noun

• small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates
  Synonym:sea poachersea poker
• a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)
• someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another

双语例句

• An old poacher makes the Best keeper. He knows that would be a disgrace to a pirate, and Tom's too proud for that sort of thing.
  惯偷可做最佳看守人（以盗制盗）。他知道这样做对一个海盗来说是不体面的，像汤姆这样爱面子的人，是不会干出这种事情的。
• Will you want to learn from a poacher who cannot think for himself?
  你会相信一个没有自我的小偷吗？
• The ghost of a hanged poacher is said to haunt the manor house.
  据说一个吊死的偷猎者的鬼魂常在这个庄园里出没。
• But you have a personal egg poacher.
  但是你有一个私人煮鸡蛋的。
• The Poacher's Blend is crafted from the classic Barossa Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, offering fresh citrus crispness and lifted tropical fruit flavours, the ultimate fruit salad flavours in a bottle.
  这款酒是用巴罗莎的瑟美戎和白苏维翁酿造的。带有新鲜清脆的热带水果香，仿佛是一杯终极水果沙拉。
• The poacher lives in the forest, the smuggler lives in the mountains or on the sea.
  私自打猎的人住在森林里，走私的人住在山中或海上。
• An old poacher makes the best keeper.
  惯偷可做最佳看守人（以盗制盗）。
• Rovers then equalised from the penalty spot before Torres marked his first start in six weeks with a poacher's goal.
  这时候布莱克本通过点球扳平比分，随后托雷斯门前铲射拿到他六周之后的第一个进球。
• In a recent interview, a convicted poacher who spent a decade running a gang in Kenya admitted to personally killing more than 70 elephants.
  在最近一次采访中，一名被判有罪的偷猎者承认曾亲手猎杀70多头大象。他曾在肯尼亚一个偷猎团伙当了10年的头目。
• The poacher: someone connects with you in order to see your list of contacts with a view to poaching your clients.
  挖墙脚：有人加你，目的是要看你的联系人名单，好挖走你的客户。