crab

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkræb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kræb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(krab)

Inflections of 'crab' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
crabs
v 3rd person singular
crabbing
v pres p
crabbed
v past
crabbed
v past p
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

主要翻译
英语中文
crab n (animal: crustacean) (动物)SCSimplified Chinese 蟹，螃蟹 xiè，páng xiè
TCTraditional Chinese 蟹
 My young son was afraid of the crab because of its claws.
 我的小儿子因为蟹钳而害怕螃蟹。
crab n (food: crab meat)SCSimplified Chinese 蟹肉 xiè ròu
  SCSimplified Chinese 螃蟹肉 xiè ròu，páng xiè ròu
 Patricia won't eat shrimp, but she likes crab.
 帕翠霞不吃虾，但喜欢吃蟹肉。
crab⇒ vi (move sideways)SCSimplified Chinese 横穿 héng chuān
  SCSimplified Chinese 横着走过
 They crabbed through the tall grass to the trees.
 他们横穿过高高的草到树林里去。
crab,
go crabbing vi		 (catch crabs)SCSimplified Chinese 抓蟹 zhuā xiè
  SCSimplified Chinese 捉螃蟹 zhuā xiè，zhuō páng xiè
 We went crabbing and caught two small crabs.
 我们去捉螃蟹了，抓住了两只小的。
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其他翻译
英语中文
crab n US, informal, figurative (person: disagreeable)SCSimplified Chinese 坏脾气的人，牢骚满腹者 huài pí qì de rén，láo sāo mǎn fù zhě
 No one will play cards with him because he is such a crab when he loses.
 他输不起，所以没人想跟他打牌。
crabs npl informal (venereal disease: pubic lice)SCSimplified Chinese 性病 xìng bìng
  SCSimplified Chinese 花柳病 xìng bìng，huā liǔ bìng
 The incidence of crabs among university students is quite high.
 They bought a special shampoo to get rid of the crabs.
crab about [sth] vi + prep informal (complain about)SCSimplified Chinese 抱怨 bào yuàn
TCTraditional Chinese 抱怨
  SCSimplified Chinese 埋怨 bào yuàn，mán yuàn
 You don't make the weather any better by crabbing about it.
crab [sth]⇒ vtr (move [sth] sideways) (影视设备)SCSimplified Chinese 向一侧挪动
 A camera crane operator knows how to crab the camera alongside an actor.
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

复合形式：
英语中文
blue crab n (crustacean)SCSimplified Chinese 青蟹 qīng xiè
  SCSimplified Chinese 蓝蟹 qīng xiè，lán xiè
brown crab n (edible crustacean)SCSimplified Chinese 食用黄道蟹
  SCSimplified Chinese 面包蟹
catch a crab v expr (rowing: bad stroke)SCSimplified Chinese 划船时误击水面
  SCSimplified Chinese 一桨没划好
crab apple,
also UK: crabapple,
crab-apple n		 (small, sharp-tasting wild apple)SCSimplified Chinese 山楂子
备注: 小颗的、味道重的野苹果
 My grandmother used to make delicious jelly from crab apples which grew on a tree in her garden.
crab cake n (patty made of crab meat)SCSimplified Chinese 蟹肉饼
 Crab cakes are best if they use large lumps of crab meat from the body of the crab.
crab dip n (seafood condiment)SCSimplified Chinese 螃蟹蘸酱
 My neighbor served the most delicious crab dip at her party last night.
crab legs npl (legs of crab as food)SCSimplified Chinese 蟹脚
 Place the crab legs in a pot of boiling water.
crab louse (insect)SCSimplified Chinese 阴虱
crab meat,
crabmeat n		 (edible flesh of the crab)SCSimplified Chinese 蟹肉 xiè ròu
 She ordered the crab meat salad and a glass of white wine.
hermit crab n (crustacean that uses another's shell)SCSimplified Chinese 寄生蟹 jì shēng xiè
  SCSimplified Chinese 寄居蟹 jì shēng xiè，jì jū xiè
 When a hermit crab outgrows his shell he finds a larger one to move into.
horseshoe crab n (large brown crustacean)SCSimplified Chinese 鲎，马蹄蟹 hòu
imitation crab n US (artificial seafood meat)SCSimplified Chinese 人造蟹肉
king crab n (large crustacean) (一种甲壳动物)SCSimplified Chinese 鲎 hòu
snow crab n (edible crustacean)SCSimplified Chinese 雪蟹，皮匠蟹，皇后蟹
soft-shell crab n (crustacean with edible shell)SCSimplified Chinese 软壳螃蟹 ruǎn ké páng xiè
TCTraditional Chinese 軟殼螃蟹
 Fried soft-shell crab on French bread is my favorite sandwich.
spider crab (animal)SCSimplified Chinese 蜘蛛蟹
velvet crab n (variety of crustacean)SCSimplified Chinese 丝绒蟹
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Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

crab [kræb] n
1 [c] (=creature) 螃蟹 pángxiè [只 zhī]
2 [u] (=meat) 蟹肉 xièròu
在这些条目还发现'crab'：
在英文解释里：
Cancer - chela - claw - crab cake - crab legs - crab meat - crustacean - pincer
中文：
螃蟹 - 蟹 - 发牢骚 - 河蟹

习惯性搭配： crab [sticks, salad, dip, soup], a crab [trap, fishery], [pick, bake, cook] crab apples, 更多……

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