verb🔗Shareカニを捕るTo fish for crabs."Every summer, my grandfather loves to crabbed from the old pier. "毎年夏、祖父は古い桟橋からカニを捕るのが大好きです。fishnauticalanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share台無しにする, 破壊するTo ruin."The constant rain crabbed our picnic plans. "絶え間ない雨のせいで、私たちのピクニックの計画は台無しになった。negativeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share不平を言う, 文句を言うTo complain."He crabbed about the long wait at the doctor's office, even though he was only ten minutes late. "彼はたった10分遅刻しただけなのに、医者の診察室での長い待ち時間について不平を言った。attitudecharacteremotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share横に動くTo drift or move sideways or to leeward (by analogy with the movement of a crab)."The small sailboat crabbed sideways against the strong wind, making it difficult to reach the shore. "小さなヨットは強風に逆らって横に動き、岸にたどり着くのを困難にした。nauticalsailingdirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share横滑り飛行するTo navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course."The glider pilot crabbed into the wind to stay on course toward the landing strip. "グライダーのパイロットは、着陸帯に向かうコースを維持するために、風に向かって横滑り飛行した。vehicletechnicalspacedirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareカメラを横に動かすTo move (a camera) sideways."The camera crabbed to the left, following the actor as he walked across the stage. "カメラは、俳優が舞台を横切って歩くのに合わせて、左に横に動いた。mediatechnologycommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareわずかにそれる(World War I), to fly slightly off the straight-line course towards an enemy aircraft, as the machine guns on early aircraft did not allow firing through the propeller disk."During the dogfight, the pilot crabbed his Sopwith Camel slightly to the left, hoping to get a better angle for a shot without hitting his own propeller. "空中戦中、パイロットは自分のプロペラに当たらずに、より良い射撃角度を得るために、ソッピスキャメルをわずかに左にそらした。militarytechnicalwarvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share取り消す, 撤回するTo back out of something."He promised to help me move, but he crabbed out of it at the last minute, leaving me to do it all alone. "彼は引っ越しを手伝うと約束したが、土壇場で取り消し、私一人で全部やることになった。actionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share苛立たせる, 不機嫌にさせる(obsolete) To irritate, make surly or sour"His boss's harsh criticism crabbed him all day. "上司の厳しい批判は彼を一日中不機嫌にさせた。characteremotionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share不機嫌になる, 不平を言うTo be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault."The old man crabbed about the noisy children playing in the park, even though they were just having fun. "老人は、公園で遊んでいる騒がしい子供たちについて不平を言ったが、彼らはただ楽しんでいたのだ。characterattitudenegativeemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share殴る、叩く(British dialect) To cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick"The bully crabbed the smaller boy with a thick branch he'd found by the river. "いじめっ子は、川辺で見つけた太い枝で小さな男の子を殴った。actionweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share気難しい, 不機嫌なBad-tempered or cantankerous."My grandpa is a crabbed old man; he complains about everything. "私の祖父は気難しい老人で、何でも文句を言います。characterattitudepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share狭い, 曲がったCramped, bent."The old woman's fingers were crabbed and stiff from arthritis. "その老婦人の指は、関節炎で狭く、硬くなっていた。appearancebodycharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share読みにくい、判読しにくい(of handwriting) Crowded together and difficult to read."The doctor's prescription was written in a crabbed hand, making it impossible for the pharmacist to understand the dosage. "医者の処方箋は読みにくい手書きで書かれており、薬剤師が用量を理解することは不可能でした。writinglanguagestylecommunicationcharacterappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
