poach

🇬🇧 UK/pәutʃ/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To cook food gently in simmering liquid; to hunt or fish illegally; to take or recruit someone unfairly from another group

水煮(食物);偷猎;挖角

n.

The act of cooking in simmering liquid

水煮法

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
poachother
=poach

Common Collocations

  • 1.poach eggs水波煮蛋
  • 2.poach talent挖人才
  • 3.illegally poach非法偷猎
  • 4.poach staff挖走员工

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She likes to poach eggs in lightly simmering water for about three minutes.

  • 2.

    Rangers patrol the reserve to prevent hunters from poaching endangered rhinos.

  • 3.

    The rival tech company was accused of poaching top engineers from its competitors.

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