poacher

• n. 偷獵者；侵入者；燉蛋鍋

來自poach,偷獵。

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.

據說一個吊死的偷獵者的鬼魂常在這個莊園裏出沒.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

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.

一個警官去犯罪要比大多數人更容易得手,就像獵場看守人去偷獵,真是再容易不過的事.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

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

偷獵者見有警察來到立刻倉皇逃走.

來自辭典例句

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

我這獵人的眼睛是第一個發現他的.

來自電影對白

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

私自打獵的人正如走私的人, 都和土匪相去不遠.

來自互聯網