crab 的 3 个定义
- any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- any of various other crustaceans, as the hermit crab, or other animals, as the horseshoe crab, resembling the true crabs.
- Crab, Astronomy, Astrology.the zodiacal constellation or sign Cancer. Astronomy.the Crab Nebula.
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crabbed, crab·bing.
- to catch or attempt to catch crabs.
- to move sideways, diagonally, or obliquely, especially with short, abrupt bursts of speed; scuttle.
- Aeronautics. to head partly into the wind to compensate for drift.
- Nautical. to drift or advance with some movement sideways, especially when under tow.
crabbed, crab·bing.
- to move sideways, diagonally, or obliquely, especially with short, abrupt movements.
- Aeronautics. to head partly into the wind to compensate for drift.
crab 近义词
grouch
complain
更多crab例句
- However, he lets shellfish, such as crab or shrimp, sit on the kitchen counter for too long, in my opinion.
- She can watch the sunset on the Chesapeake and catch crabs off her dock.
- Despite the name, they are not real crabs, so they’re not crustaceans.
- You can’t throw a net without snaring a crab cake in Washington.
- Their eight powerful limbs can pluck crusty crabs from hiding spots.
- Someone called him a hermit crab lurking in the halls of the United Nations.
- There were jokes about Winston shoplifting crab legs earlier this year.
- Wrap cooked crab legs in bacon, and bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.
- When it comes to Dungeness crab, plain is perfect, but culinary adventurers should also try a house-made Dungeness crab burger.
- Salmon burgers and shrimp burgers are available, too, but they are no match for the crab.
- Leo stood in front of the Crab, and the half darkness allowed him a glimpse of that vast blue-black back, and the motionless eyes.
- In the middle of his singing he felt the cold touch of the Crab's claw on the apple of his throat.
- “Follow me, Mr Larks,” he said, turning and descending the ladder sailor-fashion—which means crab-wise.
- She would miss the car and raise a hullabaloo, and maybe crab the whole thing in the start.
- The crab begins by tearing the husk, fiber by fiber, and always from that end under which the three eye-holes are situated.