verb🔗Share水煮, 煨 To cook something in simmering liquid."My mom poached the eggs for our breakfast. "我妈妈水煮了鸡蛋给我们做早餐。foodutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share水煮, 煨 To be cooked in simmering liquid"The chef poached the eggs gently in hot water for the breakfast buffet. "厨师在热水中轻轻地煨煮鸡蛋,为早餐自助餐准备。foodutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share变软, 泥泞 To become soft or muddy."After the heavy rain, the dirt road had poached and was difficult to walk on. "大雨过后,土路被泡得又软又烂,很难行走。environmentweatherconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share泡,浸。 To make soft or muddy."Cattle coming to drink had punched and poached the river bank into a mess of mud."牛群来喝水,把河岸踩得稀烂泥泞。conditionenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share戳,刺,叉。 To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish."The fisherman skillfully poached a large salmon with his spear. "渔夫熟练地用鱼叉叉起了一条大鲑鱼。weaponactionfishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share强行插入, 擅自放入 To force, drive, or plunge into anything."The bully poached the younger student into the crowded hallway. "那个恶霸强行把那个年纪小的学生推进了拥挤的走廊。actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share半途而废,有始无终 To begin and not complete."She poached the egg, but then the phone rang and she forgot about it, leaving it undercooked. "她开始煮鸡蛋了,结果电话响了,她就忘了,半途而废,鸡蛋都没煮熟。actionworkprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share偷猎,盗猎。 To take game or fish illegally."The man was arrested because he poached deer in the national park. "那个人因为在国家公园里偷猎鹿而被逮捕了。gamefishactionlawenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share盗猎,非法捕猎 To take anything illegally or unfairly."The company poached several talented engineers from its main competitor by offering them much higher salaries. "这家公司用更高的薪水从主要竞争对手那里挖走了几位有才华的工程师 (Zhè jiā gōngsī yòng gèng gāo de xīnshui cóng zhǔyào jìngzhēng duìshǒu nàlǐ wā zǒule jǐ wèi yǒu cáihuá de gōngchéngshī.)lawpolicepropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share挖角,挖走. To entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own."The tech company poached a talented engineer from their rival with a better salary and benefits package. "这家科技公司用更高的薪水和福利待遇从竞争对手那里挖走了一位有才华的工程师。businessjobeconomyorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share水煮的, 荷包的 Cooked by poaching."The poached egg sat perfectly on the toast. "那个水煮蛋完美地躺在吐司上。foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share非法获得的,偷猎的 Obtained by poaching."The restaurant was fined for serving poached fish, which was illegally obtained from the protected river. "这家餐厅因为供应非法捕捞的鱼而被罚款,这些鱼是从保护区河流里偷猎来的。policelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading