poach
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UK poach [sth] vtr: (cook in liquid) (荷包蛋等)
SC 水煮
The restaurant poaches eggs instead of frying them, as it's healthier.
那家餐厅的鸡蛋是水煮的，而不是炒的，这样更健康。
poach [sth] vtr: (hunt illegally)
SC 偷猎 tōu liè
SC 偷捕
The hunters poached an endangered species of elephant.
那群猎人偷猎了一只濒危大象。
poach [sth] vtr: informal (steal)
SC 盗取
SC 窃取 qiè qǔ
A man poached my seat during the intermission!
我的座位在中场休息的时候被人偷走了！
poach [sb] vtr: figurative (steal: customers, staff, etc.) (顾客、员工等)
SC 挖走, 挖
That new tech company poached their software engineers from a rival firm.
那家新科技公司从对手那里挖来软件工程师。
poach vi: (hunt on another's property)
SC 到他人地界偷猎 dào tā rén dì jiè tōu liè
The men who were poaching had enough money to pay off the property owner.
那些到他人地界偷猎的人挣够了钱，清偿了欠地产主人的债。