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 Englishpoachother
=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.