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crab

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noun

螃蟹，蟹。

A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.

Examples :

"The crab scurried across the sandy beach, its large claws outstretched. "

这只螃蟹挥舞着它的大钳子，迅速地爬过沙滩。

animal biology nature ocean food

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noun

蟹肉

The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat

Examples :

"We had crab for dinner last night, and it was delicious with garlic butter. "

我们昨晚吃了蟹肉当晚餐，配上蒜蓉黄油，味道真是太棒了。

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noun

螃蟹，脾气坏的人

A bad-tempered person.

Examples :

"My boss is a real crab; he gets angry over the smallest things. "

我的老板真是个螃蟹脾气，一点小事都能让他大发雷霆。

person character attitude

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noun

阴虱，蟹。

(in plural crabs) An infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).

Examples :

"Although crabs themselves are an easily treated inconvenience, the patient and his partner(s) clearly run major STD risks."

虽然阴虱本身是一种容易治疗的小麻烦，但患者和他的性伴侣显然面临着严重的性传播疾病风险。

medicine disease insect biology organism microorganism sex body anatomy

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noun

三点，三。

A playing card with the rank of three.

Examples :

"My younger brother drew a crab on his playing cards during the game. "

在玩牌的时候，我弟弟在他的扑克牌上画了个三点（三）。

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noun

刨桨，蟹脚。

A position in rowing where the oar is pushed under the rigger by the force of the water.

Examples :

"The rower adopted a crab position to get the boat moving quickly. "

为了快速启动船只，这名赛艇运动员采用了刨桨的姿势.

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noun

瑕疵，毛病.

A defect in an outwardly normal object that may render it inconvenient and troublesome to use.

Examples :

"The new office chair looked perfect, but a hidden crab in the height adjustment made it constantly slip downwards. "

这把新的办公椅看起来很完美，但是高度调节装置有个隐藏的毛病，导致它总是不断地向下滑。

technical device machine technology quality

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退货书, 退书

An unsold book that is returned to the publisher.

Examples :

"The bookstore returned the copy of the new mystery novel to the publisher as a crab. "

书店把那本新的推理小说当做退货书退还给了出版社。

business literature

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verb

捕蟹，抓螃蟹

To fish for crabs.

Examples :

"My grandfather crabs for dinner in the bay every Saturday. "

每个星期六，我爷爷都会在海湾里抓螃蟹当晚餐。

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verb

搞砸，破坏。

Examples :

"The bad weather completely crabbed my plans for a picnic. "

糟糕的天气彻底搞砸了我的野餐计划。

negative action

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verb

抱怨，发牢骚

Examples :

""My roommate always crabs about the noise when I practice my guitar." "

我室友总是在我练吉他的时候抱怨噪音太吵。

attitude character language

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verb

横行，侧移.

To drift or move sideways or to leeward (by analogy with the movement of a crab).

Examples :

"The sailboat crabbed across the lake, pushed gently by the wind. "

帆船被风轻轻地推着，像螃蟹一样横着穿过湖面。

nautical sailing direction

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verb

侧滑, 横行.

To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.

Examples :

"The glider pilot had to crab to stay on course for the landing spot. "

为了保持直线航向，滑翔机飞行员不得不侧滑着飞向着陆点。

technical vehicle nautical

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verb

横移，蟹行。

To move (a camera) sideways.

Examples :

"To film the action clearly, the photographer crabbed the camera sideways. "

为了清晰地拍摄到动作，摄影师横移相机。

media entertainment technology

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verb

侧滑, 蟹行

(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.

Examples :

"The pilot crabbed the plane slightly to the right to get a better shot at the enemy aircraft. "

飞行员稍微向右侧滑了一下飞机，以便更好地射击敌机。

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verb

临阵退缩, 打退堂鼓

To back out of something.

Examples :

"He promised to help me move, but he crabbed at the last minute, leaving me to do it alone. "

他答应帮我搬家，结果在最后一刻临阵退缩了，害得我只能自己一个人搬。

attitude action

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noun

野苹果，海棠果

The crab apple or wild apple.

Examples :

"My grandmother's orchard has many crab trees, and we often pick the crab apples for pies. "

我奶奶的果园里有很多野苹果树，我们经常摘野苹果来做馅饼。

fruit plant food nature

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海棠果树，棠梨。

The tree bearing crab apples, which has a dogbane-like bitter bark with medical use.

Examples :

"My grandmother's garden has a crab tree, known for its distinctive bitter bark that's used for traditional remedies. "

我奶奶的花园里有一棵海棠果树，它的树皮很特别，带有一种像狗皮膏药一样的苦味，常被用于传统药方。

plant medicine fruit

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榔头，木槌

A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a crab to pound the nails into the wood. "

木匠用木槌把钉子敲进了木头里。

material utensil weapon

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起重小车，蟹车

A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.

Examples :

"The construction crew used a large crab to hoist the heavy beams onto the roof. "

建筑队用一台大型起重小车把沉重的梁吊到了屋顶上。

technical machine nautical

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绞盘, 蟹爪绞车

A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.

Examples :

"The harbor workers used the large crab to pull the ship closer to the dock. "

港口工人们用大型蟹爪绞车将船拉近码头。

nautical machine

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绞纱机，拉纱机

A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.

Examples :

"The ropewalk workers used a special crab to stretch the yarn for the new fishing nets. "

为了制作新的渔网，缆绳作坊的工人们使用一种特殊的拉纱机来拉伸纱线。

machine nautical technical industry

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抓斗, 蟹爪.

A claw for anchoring a portable machine.

Examples :

"The technician used a crab to securely fasten the portable X-ray machine to the uneven hospital floor. "

技术员使用蟹爪将便携式X光机牢固地固定在不平坦的医院地板上。

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verb

使生气，激怒。

(obsolete) To irritate, make surly or sour

Examples :

"His boss's criticism of his report really crabbed him all morning. "

老板对他的报告的批评让他整个上午都闷闷不乐，心情很差。

character attitude emotion

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抱怨，发牢骚

To be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.

Examples :

"My brother always crabs about the school cafeteria food. "

我弟弟总是抱怨学校食堂的饭菜。

attitude character emotion

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verb

敲打，痛打

(British dialect) To cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick

Examples :

"The school bully used to threaten to crab smaller children with his walking stick if they didn't give him their lunch money. "

如果小孩子们不给他午饭钱，那个校园恶霸过去常常威胁要用他的手杖敲打，痛打他们。

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crabwood, 南美红木

The tree species Carapa guianensis, native to South America.

Examples :

"The botanist studied the crab tree, a species of Carapa guianensis, in the tropical forest exhibit. "

这位植物学家在热带森林展览区研究了crabwood树，也就是南美红木。

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铁锁，登山扣.

Short for carabiner.

Examples :

"I used a crab to attach my backpack to the climbing frame. "

我用一个铁锁（登山扣）把背包挂在了攀爬架上。

technical device