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crabs

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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 :

"We saw many crabs scuttling sideways on the beach, their claws snapping at the sand. "

我们看到很多螃蟹在沙滩上横着爬，它们的钳子还不停地夹沙子玩。

animal biology ocean food

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noun

蟹肉

The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat

Examples :

"We had crabs for dinner last night, and they were delicious. "

我们昨晚晚餐吃了蟹肉，非常好吃。

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noun

脾气坏的人，爱抱怨的人

A bad-tempered person.

Examples :

"My boss is such a crab; he's always grumpy and critical. "

我的老板真是个爱抱怨的家伙，总是闷闷不乐，还爱挑剔。

character person attitude

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noun

阴虱， pubic lice.

(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."

虽然阴虱本身是很容易治疗的小麻烦，但患者及其性伴侣显然面临着感染其他严重性病的重大风险。

medicine disease insect biology organism body sex human

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noun

三點，梅花三 (specifically in the context of playing cards)

A playing card with the rank of three.

Examples :

""He had a pair of crabs, making his hand weak for the poker game." "

他手裡有一對三點（梅花三），讓他在撲克牌局裡手氣很弱。

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noun

刨蟹，蟹足。

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

Examples :

"The novice rower caught crabs three times during his first practice, struggling to keep his oar from being forced under the boat. "

这位新手划船手第一次练习时就“刨蟹”三次，费力地不让桨被水压压到船下。

sport nautical sailing

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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 software had a few crabs – small bugs that made printing documents difficult. "

这个软件有些瑕疵——一些小小的错误导致打印文件很困难。

technical device machine quality

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noun

退货书

An unsold book that is returned to the publisher.

Examples :

"After poor sales, the bookstore shipped a box of crabs back to the publisher. "

由于销量不佳，书店把一箱退货书退回给了出版社。

business literature

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verb

捉螃蟹，捕蟹

To fish for crabs.

Examples :

"My family loves to crabs on the weekends at the bay. "

周末的时候，我们一家人喜欢去海湾捉螃蟹。

fish animal food nautical ocean

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verb

搞砸，破坏。

Examples :

""His negativity always crabs my mood." "

他的消极情绪总是会搞砸我的心情。

negative action

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verb

抱怨，发牢骚。

Examples :

""My little brother always crabs when I ask him to do chores." "

我叫弟弟做家务的时候，他总是抱怨个不停。

attitude emotion character

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verb

横行，蟹行。

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

Examples :

"The small boat crabbed down the river, fighting the current and wind, making it difficult to steer a straight course. "

由于逆流和顶风，那艘小船在河上横着漂下去，很难保持直线行驶。

nautical sailing direction

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verb

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.

Examples :

"The pilot had to crabs the small plane into the wind to stay on course and land safely on the short runway. "

为了保持航向并在短跑道上安全着陆，飞行员不得不让小飞机侧滑/蟹行迎风飞行。

technical vehicle nautical sailing

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verb

横移，蟹行。

To move (a camera) sideways.

Examples :

"The director told the camera operator to crabs left slowly to follow the actor as he walked across the stage. "

导演让摄影师慢慢地向左横移，用蟹行的方式，跟随演员走过舞台。

media technology communication

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verb

跑偏，侧飞。

(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 :

"During the aerial dogfight, the pilot had to crabs slightly to the left to get a clear shot at the enemy's plane with his wing-mounted machine gun, since his guns couldn't fire through the propeller. "

在空战中，由于飞行员的机枪无法穿过螺旋桨射击，他不得不稍微向左跑偏，以便用机翼上的机枪瞄准敌机。

military war vehicle machine action history technical

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verb

食言，反悔

To back out of something.

Examples :

""He said he'd help me move furniture, but he crabbed out at the last minute." "

他说好要帮我搬家具的，结果最后关头却食言了。

attitude action

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noun

海棠果，野苹果

The crab apple or wild apple.

Examples :

"My grandmother's garden has a beautiful crab tree, loaded with delicious crab apples. "

我奶奶的花园里有一棵漂亮的海棠果树，结满了美味的海棠果。

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海棠树，花红。

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

Examples :

"The herbalist carefully harvested bark from the crabs in the orchard, knowing its bitter properties could be used to treat skin ailments. "

草药医生小心地从果园里的海棠树上采集树皮，因为他知道这种树皮味苦，可以用来治疗皮肤疾病。

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海棠木棍，海棠木棒。

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

Examples :

"The old farmer kept a pair of crabs leaning against the barn door, useful for prodding livestock and warding off stray dogs. "

老农在谷仓门边靠着放了两根海棠木棍，用来赶牲口和驱赶野狗，非常实用。

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起重绞车，卷扬机

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

Examples :

"The construction workers used the large crabs to lift the heavy beams onto the building. "

建筑工人们使用大型起重绞车将沉重的梁吊到建筑物上。

technical machine

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绞盘，起碇机。

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

Examples :

"The shipyard used crabs to carefully pull the massive tanker into the dry dock for repairs. "

这家造船厂使用绞盘小心地将巨大的油轮拉进干船坞进行维修。

nautical sailing machine

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绞纱机

A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.

Examples :

"At the old rope factory, the crabs stretched the spun hemp yarn taut before it was laid into rope. "

在那家旧绳索工厂里，绞纱机把纺好的麻纱绷得紧紧的，然后才能捻成绳索。

machine industry

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抓锚, 蟹爪.

A claw for anchoring a portable machine.

Examples :

"The photographer used crabs to secure his lighting equipment to the metal scaffolding. "

摄影师用蟹爪把他的照明设备固定在金属脚手架上。

machine technical item

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verb

使生气，惹恼。

(obsolete) To irritate, make surly or sour

Examples :

"The constant criticism began to crabs him, making him withdrawn and irritable. "

持续不断的批评开始让他变得烦躁不安，使他变得孤僻易怒。(Chíxù bùduàn de pīpíng kāishǐ ràng tā biàn de fánzào bù'ān, shǐ tā biàn de gūpì yì nù.)

attitude character mind emotion

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抱怨，发牢骚。

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

Examples :

"My little brother always crabs when he has to do his homework. "

我弟弟一要做作业就总是抱怨个没完没了。

attitude character emotion

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verb

用棍棒打，毆打。

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

Examples :

"The bully threatened to crabs anyone who tattled on him to the teacher. "

那个恶霸威胁说，谁要是向老师告他的状，他就用棍子狠狠地揍谁。

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Andiroba, 巴西红木。

The tree species Carapa guianensis, native to South America.

Examples :

"The furniture maker chose to use wood from the crabs tree, known for its rich color and durability, to build the new table. "

家具制造商选择使用巴西红木的木材来制作新桌子，这种木材以其丰富的颜色和耐用性而闻名。

plant nature biology agriculture material science environment

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快挂，铁锁。

Short for carabiner.

Examples :

"I need to attach my water bottle to my backpack using the small crabs. "

我需要用那些小快挂把水瓶挂在背包上。