crawfish

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish. Louisiana,Southern-US,Texas,US,Western
  2. Any of various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish. South-Africa,countable,uncountable
  3. An English-Canadian. Used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé). Canada,Quebec,countable,derogatory,slang
动词 v.
  1. To fish for crawfish. intransitive
    — As a matter of fact I had to go off at a moment's notice to arrange our connection at the coast. Fellow owning the bungalow wanted to crawfish.
  2. To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out). Southern-US,colloquial,intransitive
    — I have never been one to flinch or crawfish when faced with an unpleasant task.

词形变化

crawfishes plural crawfish plural crawfishes present,singular,third-person crawfishing participle,present crawfished participle,past crawfished past

词汇关系

衍生词
crawchie crawfishy

词源

词源 1
1620s, folk etymology from Middle English crevis, from Old French crevice (French écrevisse), influenced by fish. Compare crayfish.
词源 2
1620s, folk etymology from Middle English crevis, from Old French crevice (French écrevisse), influenced by fish. Compare crayfish.
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