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catch crabs
We went to the beach to catch crabs.
我们去海滩捉螃蟹。
螃蟹
crabs — plural of crab
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螃蟹
a sea creature with a hard flat shell, ten legs, and pincers
We went to the beach to catch crabs.
我们去海滩捉螃蟹。
眼有短柄,甲壳宽扁,腹部小且折于胸下,有螯的十足类动物
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
好争吵的牢骚鬼
a quarrelsome grouch
巨蟹座出生的人
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
We saw a small crab hiding under a rock at the beach.
我们在海滩上看到一只小螃蟹藏在岩石下面。
The crab moved sideways across the sand and then disappeared into a hole.
那只螃蟹横着爬过沙滩，然后钻进了一个洞里。
She bought a crab at the market to cook for dinner.
她在市场买了一只螃蟹，准备做晚饭。
We went to the beach to catch crabs.
我们去海滩捉螃蟹。
指好抱怨的人。
Don't be such a crab about the weather.
别对天气这么爱抱怨。
I love eating crab with garlic butter.
我喜欢吃蒜蓉黄油螃蟹。
Not this
I saw crab in the water.
Use this
I saw a crab in the water.
可数名词单数形式之前需要加冠词，如'a'或'the'。'crab'作'螃蟹'讲时是可数名词，因此应使用'a crab'表示泛指。
Not this
I caught three crab.
Use this
I caught three crabs.
可数名词复数形式需加-s，'crab'的复数是'crabs'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
蓝蟹
We caught several blue crabs near the shore.
我们在岸边抓了几只蓝蟹。
帝王蟹
King crab legs are a popular delicacy.
帝王蟹腿是一种受欢迎的美味。
捕蟹笼
He set a crab trap near the dock.
他在码头附近放了一个捕蟹笼。
蟹肉
The salad is made with fresh crab meat.
这份沙拉是用新鲜的蟹肉做的。
蟹饼
Maryland is famous for its crab cakes.
马里兰以其蟹饼闻名。
捕蟹
Crab fishing can be dangerous in rough waters.
在汹涌的水域捕蟹可能很危险。
螃蟹心态（指相互拖后腿）
He has a crab mentality, always trying to pull others down.
他有螃蟹心态，总是试图拖别人后腿。
划船时划空桨（或划水过深）
The rower caught a crab and almost fell overboard.
划船者划空了一桨，差点掉下水。
蟹人！蟹人！尝起来像蟹，说话像人。
In South Park, the characters are called 'Crab people' and chant this line.
在《南方公园》中，这些角色被称为“蟹人”，并高呼这句台词。
蟹，蟹，蟹！
In the song 'Rock Lobster' by The B-52's, the band repeats 'Crab, crab, crab!' as part of the chorus.
在B-52乐队的歌曲《Rock Lobster》中，乐队在副歌部分重复“蟹，蟹，蟹！”。
Use crabs naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
螃蟹（crab）的字母C和R像它的一对钳子，A和B像身体，组合成crab。
“crab”作为名词表示“螃蟹”时，语域为中性，通常用于日常交流、烹饪、生物学等场合，泛指这种海洋甲壳动物。
作'螃蟹'（动物）或'脾气乖戾的人'时可数，作'蟹肉'（食物）时不可数
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