| 释义 |
crab1/kræb/n. 1a any of numerous ten-footed crustaceans having the first pair of legs modified as pincers 蟹，螃蟹 b the flesh of a crab, esp. Cancer pagurus, as food 蟹肉(尤指黄道蟹肉) 2 (作 the Crab) the zodiacal sign or constellation Cancer 巨蟹星座 3 (in full 全称 crab louse) (often in pl. 常用复数) a parasitic louse, Phthirus pubis, infesting hairy parts of the body and causing extreme irritation 毛虱，阴虱(寄生在人体有毛发部位的虱子) 4 a machine for hoisting heavy weights 蟹爪式起重机，绞车 □ catch a crab Rowing effect a faulty stroke in which the oar is jammed under water or misses the water altogether 【划艇】失一桨(划船时桨划得过深或划空) □ crablike adj. 行走似蟹的，斜行的 [Old English crabba, related to Old Norse krafla ‘scratch’] |