verb🔗Share捉蟹,捕蟹 To fish for crabs."Every summer, my grandfather loves to crabbed from the old pier. "每年夏天,我爷爷都喜欢在旧码头上捉蟹/捕蟹。fishnauticalanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share破坏, 毁坏。 To ruin."The constant rain crabbed our picnic plans. "连绵不断的雨毁了我们的野餐计划。negativeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share抱怨,发牢骚。 To complain."He crabbed about the long wait at the doctor's office, even though he was only ten minutes late. "即使他只迟到了十分钟,他还是抱怨在医生办公室等了很久,发着牢骚。attitudecharacteremotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share横行, 侧移。 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. "那艘小帆船顶着强风横向侧移,很难靠岸。nauticalsailingdirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share侧滑, 蟹行. 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. "滑翔机飞行员顶着风侧滑,以便保持航向,飞向着陆跑道.vehicletechnicalspacedirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share横移,蟹行。 To move (a camera) sideways."The camera crabbed to the left, following the actor as he walked across the stage. "摄像机向左边横移,跟着演员走过舞台。mediatechnologycommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share侧飞接近,斜向飞行。 (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."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. "在混战中,飞行员稍微向左侧飞接近他的索普威思骆驼战斗机,希望在不击中自己螺旋桨的情况下获得更好的射击角度。militarytechnicalwarvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share退出,放弃。 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. "他答应帮我搬家,结果最后关头却临阵退缩了,害得我只能自己一个人搬。actionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使生气,激怒 (obsolete) To irritate, make surly or sour"His boss's harsh criticism crabbed him all day. "老板严厉的批评让他一整天都闷闷不乐,心情很差。characteremotionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share抱怨,发牢骚。 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. "那个老人抱怨在公园里玩耍的吵闹孩子们,即使他们只是在玩乐。characterattitudenegativeemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share击打,棒击 (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. "那个恶霸用从河边捡来的粗树枝狠揍了那个个子矮小的男孩。actionweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share脾气暴躁,乖戾 Bad-tempered or cantankerous."My grandpa is a crabbed old man; he complains about everything. "我爷爷是个脾气暴躁的老头,他对什么事都抱怨个不停。characterattitudepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share弯曲的, 狭窄的 Cramped, bent."The old woman's fingers were crabbed and stiff from arthritis. "老太太的手指因为关节炎而弯曲僵硬。appearancebodycharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share潦草, 难辨认。 (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. "医生的处方字迹潦草难辨,药剂师根本看不懂剂量是多少。writinglanguagestylecommunicationcharacterappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading