poacher

• n. 偷猎者；侵入者；炖蛋锅

来自poach,偷猎。

poacher (n.)

1660s, "one who poaches game," agent noun from poach (v.1). Attested from 1846 as "vessel for poaching eggs," from poach (v.2).

1. The ghost of a hanged poacher is said to haunt the manor house.

据说一个吊死的偷猎者的鬼魂常在这个庄园里出没.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. A police officer who takes to crime is likely to be more successful at it than most. The gamekeeper turned poacher has everything going for him.

一个警官去犯罪要比大多数人更容易得手,就像猎场看守人去偷猎,真是再容易不过的事.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The poacher beat a hasty retreat when he saw the police coming.

偷猎者见有警察来到立刻仓皇逃走.

来自辞典例句

4. But my poacher's eyes were the first to spot him.

我这猎人的眼睛是第一个发现他的.

来自电影对白

5. The poacher , like the smuggler, smacks too strongly of the brigand.

私自打猎的人正如走私的人, 都和土匪相去不远.

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