| 单词 | poacher |
| 释义 | Related topics: Crime, Utensilspoach·er /ˈpəʊtʃə $ ˈpoʊtʃər/ noun [countable] 1. SCCsomeone who illegally catches or shoots animals, birds, or fish, especially on private land without permission 偷猎者，偷捕者► see thesaurus at thief2. poacher turned gamekeeper British EnglishPREVENT someone who used to do illegal things or have a bad attitude to authority, and who has now changed completely – used especially of someone who is now in a position of authority 改邪归正的人；〔尤指〕当年造反现在掌权的人3. DFU British English a pan with small containers shaped like cups used for poaching eggs 【英】水煮荷包蛋锅Examples from the Corpuspoacher• Even the villain, Perry, a polar bear poacher out to capture Cubby, is a familiar, unsurprising manifestation.• Lots more were nets confiscated from poachers at various times, nets of all colours, lengths and mesh sizes.• The accused steals the grouse from both the poacher and the landowner.• His son built a stone wall high enough to keep the poachers out, with handsome wrought-iron gates.• It was on the principle of turning the poacher into the gamekeeper.• The animal then has bright numbers painted on its back, both to aid further identification and demonstrate its worthlessness to poachers.• At night my fields are more alive with poachers than rabbits.poach·er nounChineseSyllable who or animals, illegally Corpus catches someone shoots birds, |
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