poach
翻译
偷猎, 水煮, 挖走(人才)
例句
She likes to poach eggs for breakfast.
她喜欢做水煮蛋当早餐。
They poach elephants for their ivory tusks.
他们为了象牙而偷猎大象。
The company poached a top designer from their rival.
这家公司从竞争对手那里挖走了一位顶尖设计师。
语法模式
((sth.)) 水煮(某物) She likes to poach eggs for breakfast.
((sth.)) 偷猎(某物) They poach elephants for their ivory tusks.
((sb.)) ((from sth.)) 从(某处)挖走(某人) The company poached a top designer from their rival.
近义词
(烹饪)boil, simmer; (狩猎)hunt illegally; (挖走)steal, snatch
词源
源自古法语“pochier”,意为“放入口袋或袋子”。这与煮鸡蛋(包裹蛋黄)和非法狩猎(将猎物装袋)有关。
记忆技巧
想象一下把鸡蛋放进热水“口袋”里,或者猎人把动物放进他的“口袋”(袋子)里。