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Carp Fish Carping Complain Rain 英 Kɑːp] 美 Kɑːrp

英语单词 carp
英美音标 英 [kɑːp] 美 [kɑːrp]
中文释义 n.鲤鱼
vi.吹毛求疵
英语例句 (1) I like the white carp most.
(2) They restocked the pond with carp.
(3) It would be wise not to carp or criticize .
(4) We will not carp at this great writer .
中文例句 (1) 我最喜欢白色的鲤鱼。
(2) 他们重新给池塘放了鲤鱼。
(3) 不吹毛求疵或批评将是明智的。
(4) 我们不会对这位伟大的作家吹毛求疵。
vocabulary简明 A carp is a type of fish found in fresh water. To carp is to complain and gripe repeatedly, especially about little things. Don’t carp about the rain if you live in the rain forest.
vocabulary扩展 A carp is a freshwater fish belonging to the Cyprinidae family, which is native to Europe and Asia. To carp, on the other hand, is universal. To carp is to complain and whine in a particularly annoying way. Someone who always complains about the same things over and over loves to carp. Carping is a little like nagging: no one wants to listen to it. People who carp find fault with almost everything.
柯林斯解释
Carp can also be used as the plural form for meaning 1. 义项1中 carp 亦可用作复数名词。
1
[N-VAR 可变名词]鲤鱼 A carp is a kind of fish that lives in lakes and rivers.
    2
    [VERB 动词]挑剔;吹毛求疵;发牢骚 If you say that someone is carping, you mean that they keep criticizing or complaining about someone or something, especially in a way you think is unnecessary or annoying.
      [V at/about n]
      [Also V]
      [disapproval]
    • He cannot understand why she's constantly carping at him...

      他不明白为什么她总是找他的茬儿。

    • This was the man whom other trainers love to carp about.

      这就是老被其他教练挑毛病的那个人。

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    • She was in no mood to put up with Blanche's carping.

      她心情不好,受不了布兰奇的吹毛求疵。

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