
poached
词源
源自中古英语 'pocchen',可能来自古法语 'pochier'(戳、刺),最初与非法狩猎时使用的工具或方法有关。
verb
❶ 指非法猎捕野生动物,通常是为了获取其肉、皮毛或其他有价值的部分。这种行为在法律上是被禁止的。
“He was arrested for poaching deer in the national park.”
(他因在国家公园非法猎鹿而被捕。)
“Poaching elephants for their ivory is a serious crime.”
(为获取象牙而非法猎杀大象是严重的犯罪行为。)
❶ 指将食物(如鸡蛋或鱼)放入沸水中或接近沸点的液体中煮熟,通常不加其他调味料。
“She poached the eggs perfectly for breakfast.”
(她为早餐煮的荷包蛋恰到好处。)
“Poached salmon is a healthy and delicious dish.”
(水煮三文鱼是一道健康又美味的菜肴。)
❶ 指从其他公司或组织挖走人才,通常是通过提供更好的条件来吸引他们跳槽。
“The tech company poached several engineers from its competitor.”
(这家科技公司从竞争对手那里挖走了几名工程师。)
“He was poached by a rival firm with a higher salary offer.”
(他被一家提供更高薪水的竞争对手公司挖走了。)
adjective
❶ 描述通过非法猎捕获得的动物或动物制品。
“The market was selling poached ivory.”
(市场上在出售非法猎取的象牙。)
“Authorities seized a shipment of poached rhino horns.”
(当局查获了一批非法猎取的犀牛角。)
❶ 描述通过挖角方式获得的人才或员工。
“The poached executive brought valuable experience to the company.”
(这位被挖来的高管为公司带来了宝贵的经验。)
“Their poached designer helped revamp the product line.”
(他们挖来的设计师帮助改造了产品线。)
常见短语
poached egg — 指将鸡蛋去壳后在沸水中煮成的食物,蛋黄通常保持液态,蛋白凝固。
“I like to have poached eggs on toast for breakfast.”
(我喜欢早餐吃吐司配水煮荷包蛋。)
poach from — 指从某个组织或公司挖走人才或资源的行为。
“It's unethical to constantly poach employees from small businesses.”
(不断从小企业挖走员工是不道德的。)