crawfish
UKəmkrɔːfiʃ
US'krɔ'fıʃ
معنی فارسی
خرچنگ آب شيرين - خرچنگ خاردار
معنی کامل و مثالها
/-fish´/vi., n., pl.
● (عامیانه) جا زدن، لنگ انداختن، زه زدن، (حرف خود را) پس گرفتن
● عدول
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Middle English 'crawfish', meaning 'crayfish', from Old French 'crevice', meaning 'crayfish'.
مثال
- We had a crawfish boil for dinner.
- Crawfish are a popular seafood in Louisiana.
- He caught a bucketful of crawfish in the creek.
ترکیبهای رایج
Boil crawfish Eat crawfish Catch crawfish Spicy crawfish
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
- small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
- large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters “We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him” “He backed out of his earlier promise” “The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s”
مترادفها
noun
Crayfish, river lobster.