crab /kræb/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
• (n.) a quarrelsome grouch
• (n.) the edible flesh of any of various crabs

Chinese translation

• n. 螃蟹, 偏航, 脾气乖戾的人, 沙果
• vi. 捕蟹, 偏航, 发牢骚
• vt. 使偏航, 抱怨, 破坏

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/kræb/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.76 · Super Rare

Word forms

crabbing, crabbed, crabs

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