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poach sth in sth
指用文火或微沸的液体烹制食物，如 poached eggs（水煮荷包蛋）。
Poach the eggs in simmering water for three minutes.
把鸡蛋放入微沸的水中煮三分钟。
水煮；文火煮
poaches — third person singular of poach
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
水煮；文火煮
to cook food in simmering liquid; to be cooked this way
Poach the eggs in simmering water for three minutes.
把鸡蛋放入微沸的水中煮三分钟。
指用开水或高汤小火煮，如 poached egg（水煮荷包蛋）。
用文火或很热的液体煮(食物)
To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).
非法侵入他人土地捕鱼或打猎。
To trespass on another's property to take fish or game.
被这样煮,炖煮
To be cooked in such manner.
非法捕猎或捕捞
To take game or fish illegally.
poach
Base
原形
poaches
3rd person
第三人称单数
poaching
-ing
现在分词
poached
Past
过去式
poached
Past participle
过去分词
She poaches eggs for breakfast every Sunday.
她每个星期天早餐都水煮荷包蛋。
The hunters poached deer in the forest last night.
那些猎人昨晚在森林里非法偷猎鹿。
He is poaching salmon in white wine.
他正在用白葡萄酒水煮三文鱼。
注意区分“偷猎”与“水煮”两个常见义项；该动词为规则变化。
I usually poach two eggs for breakfast.
我早餐通常煮两个水波蛋。
She poached the chicken in a light broth until it was tender.
她用清汤煮鸡肉，直到肉变嫩。
The chef is poaching pears in red wine for the dessert.
厨师正在用红酒煮梨来做甜点。
指用文火或微沸的液体烹制食物，如 poached eggs（水煮荷包蛋）。
Poach the eggs in simmering water for three minutes.
把鸡蛋放入微沸的水中煮三分钟。
表示用不正当或挖墙角的方式从别处夺走人才、客户等。
The company poached several engineers from its main competitor.
这家公司从主要竞争对手那里挖走了几名工程师。
指侵入他人领域或越界，常带有贬义；也可指未经允许偷猎。
They accused him of poaching on their territory.
他们指责他侵入他们的地盘。
Not this
Poach the eggs in boiling water for three minutes.
Use this
Poach the eggs in simmering water for three minutes.
poach（水煮）指用文火在接近沸腾的热液体中慢慢煮，不能用沸腾的 boiling water；温度过高会破坏食材，也不算 poach。
Not this
He poached a smartphone from his classmate.
Use this
He stole a smartphone from his classmate.
poach 虽可表示“非法获取”，但只用于偷猎鱼/猎物、挖走人才或客户等特定场景，并非普通“偷窃”的同义词；日常偷东西要用 steal。
Not this
The headhunter poached the engineer of our company.
Use this
The headhunter poached the engineer from our company.
表示“从某公司挖走某人”时，poach 的固定搭配是 poach someone from a company，用 from 引出原所属单位，不用 of。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
做水波蛋
I usually poach an egg for breakfast.
我早餐通常做水波蛋。
偷猎野生动物
The men were arrested for poaching game in the national park.
这些人因在国家公园偷猎野生动物而被捕。
偷捕鱼
Fishermen from the village used to poach fish from the protected lake.
这个村子的渔民过去常在受保护的湖里偷捕鱼。
挖走人才
Big tech companies frequently poach talent from smaller startups.
大型科技公司经常从初创小公司挖走人才。
挖走客户
The rival firm tried to poach our customers by offering huge discounts.
竞争对手公司试图通过提供大幅折扣来挖走我们的客户。
侵入某人的地盘/领域
The marketing team accused the sales team of poaching on their territory by contacting existing clients directly.
市场部指责销售部直接联系现有客户，侵入了他们的地盘。
盗用创意/想法
She poached an idea from a blog post and used it in her presentation without giving credit.
她盗用了一篇博客帖子的创意，用在自己的演示中却没有注明出处。
挖走员工/挖角
The startup poached several engineers from the big tech company by offering higher salaries.
这家初创公司通过提供更高的薪水，从大型科技公司挖走了几名工程师。
Use poaches naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：一个偷猎者偷来鸡蛋，用水煮来吃——poach 既是“偷猎”，也是“水煮”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：recipes、cooking instructions 这里讨论的是“用微沸液体煮”的义项。该用法多出现在菜谱、烹饪说明中，语气中性，正式与非正式场合都适用。注意与“偷猎、挖人”等义项区分。
以上词都与 poach 押韵，词尾均为 /əʊtʃ/，拼写多为 -oach。注意：pouch /paʊtʃ/ 拼写相似但不押韵，元音是 /aʊ/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.