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shrimp

🇬🇧 UK/ʃrimp/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB1

Definitions

n.

A small edible marine crustacean with a slender body and long legs; informally, a small or insignificant person.

虾；矮小的人

v.

To fish for shrimp.

捕虾

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
shrimpother
=shrimp

Common Collocations

  • 1.shrimp cocktail虾鸡尾酒（开胃虾）
  • 2.grilled shrimp烤虾
  • 3.shrimp paste虾酱
  • 4.tiger shrimp虎虾

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She ordered a bowl of shrimp fried rice at the seafood restaurant.

  • 2.

    Don't let that shrimp push you around — stand up for yourself.

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