poacher
- 英式英标[\'potʃɚ]
- 美式音标[\'pəʊtʃə]
中文词源
poacher 偷猎者
来自poach,偷猎。
英文词源
- poacher (n.)
- 1660s, "one who poaches game," agent noun from poach (v.1). Attested from 1846 as "vessel for poaching eggs," from poach (v.2).
实用例句
- 1. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. A police officer who takes to crime is likely to be more successful at it than most. The gamekeeper turned poacher has everything going for him.
- 一个警官去犯罪要比大多数人更容易得手,就像猎场看守人去偷猎,真是再容易不过的事.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The poacher beat a hasty retreat when he saw the police coming.
- 偷猎者见有警察来到立刻仓皇逃走.
来自辞典例句
- 4. But my poacher's eyes were the first to spot him.
- 我这猎人的眼睛是第一个发现他的.
来自电影对白
- 5. The poacher , like the smuggler, smacks too strongly of the brigand.
- 私自打猎的人正如走私的人, 都和土匪相去不远.
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