Word · Frequency #8024
crab
捕蟹；捉螃蟹
核心释义
to catch crabs for food
- 1.
使(飞机)侧航以修正侧风
direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
- 2.
像螃蟹一样横着疾走
scurry sideways like a crab
- 3.
捕蟹
fish for crab
横着走；蟹行；进行侧风修正；使机头对准侧风；使(飞机)侧航以修正侧风；像螃蟹一样横着疾走；捕蟹
用法In use
He's always crabbing about the weather, even when it's sunny.
用法提示：此处'crabbing'为动词'crab'的现在分词形式，意为'抱怨'，后接介词about引出抱怨对象。
My grandmother crabbed nonstop during the long car ride.
用法提示：此处'crabbed'为动词'crab'的过去式，表示过去持续抱怨。
Stop crabbing and help me fix this issue.
用法提示：此处'crabbing'为动名词，用在'stop'后作宾语，表示停止抱怨的动作。
go + verb-ing (crabbing)
固定搭配，表示去捕蟹。
We went crabbing last weekend.
我们上周末去捕蟹了。
crab about sth
非正式用法，常带有不满情绪。
She keeps crabbing about the weather.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- go crabbing
- 去捕蟹；去抓螃蟹
- They went crabbing in the bay every summer.他们每年夏天都去海湾捕蟹。
- crab sideways
- 像螃蟹一样横着走
- The tiny robot crabbed sideways across the table.小机器人像螃蟹一样横着从桌上爬过。
- crab into the wind
- 迎侧风做航向修正；使机头对准侧风
- The pilot crabbed into the wind to keep the plane on the centerline.飞行员迎侧风做了航向修正，使飞机保持在中心线上。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- catch a crab
- 划船时因桨入水过深或失误而失去平衡
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
crab 本义是螃蟹，动词指像螃蟹一样横着走、捕蟹，或在侧风中斜飞修正方向：记住螃蟹横行，crab 就是横着来。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：crosswind flight、sideways movement、crab fishing 该动词有多个含义，语域不一：航空领域的“侧风修正”多用于专业技术语境；“像螃蟹一样横着走”比较常见于口语或文学描写；“捕蟹”则是日常活动用语。整体上看语域混合。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with crab, sharing the final /æb/ sound. Be careful not to confuse the final consonant: crab ends in /b/, so cram (/kræm/) and crap (/kræp/) look similar but do not rhyme with it.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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