poach
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++poach /pəʊtʃ $ poʊtʃ/ verb 1 cook 烹调 [transitive] a) DFCto cook an egg in or over gently boiling water, without its shell 用沸水煮〔荷包蛋〕 poached eggs on toast 烤面包片加水煮荷包蛋 b) DFCto gently cook food, especially fish, in a small amount of boiling water, milk etc 水煮；炖；煨 Poach the salmon in white wine and water. 把三文鱼放在白葡萄酒和水里煨。► see thesaurus at cook →5 see picture at 见图 egg12 animals 动物 [intransitive, transitive]SCC to illegally catch or shoot animals, birds, or fish, especially on private land without permission 〔尤指未经允许在私人土地上〕偷猎，偷捕 Deer have been poached here for years. 多年来这里一直有人偷偷地猎鹿。3 people 人 [transitive] to persuade someone who belongs to another organization, team etc to leave it and join yours, especially in a secret or dishonest way 挖走〔公司、球队等的成员〕 That company’s always poaching our staff. 那家公司老是挖我们的员工。poach from Several of their reporters were poached from other papers. 他们有几个记者是从其他报社挖过去的。4 steal ideas 窃取想法 [transitive] to take and use someone else’s ideas unfairly or illegally 剽窃；窃取〔他人的想法〕poach from characters poached from Shakespeare 从莎士比亚作品中剽窃的人物5. poach on somebody’s territory/preserve British EnglishRESPONSIBLE to do something that is someone else’s responsibility, especially when they do not want you to do it 越俎代庖 —poaching noun [uncountable] the poaching of elephants for their ivory tusks 为获取象牙偷猎大象的行为→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
poach• But the Gulf of California is closer than you think, and currently under assault by everything from pollution to poaching.• Companies in the survey were asked if they used any mechanisms to protect themselves against poaching by other businesses employing headhunters.• Third, the ground must be well drained to prevent it being poached by the animals.• In the New World preachers felt free to encroach and poach in search of souls.• Volkswagen poached Lopez from GM in 1993.• They no longer poach pigeons in public parks.• The chicken was poached with basil and pepper.From Longman Business Dictionarypoachpoach /pəʊtʃpoʊtʃ/ verb [intransitive, transitive]1HUMAN RESOURCESto persuade someone to leave an organization and come and work for youWall Street firms have always poached each other’s star brokers.poach fromWe prefer not to poach from other firms.2to unfairly or illegally use someone else’s ideasThey were accused of poaching another agency’s ideas.poach froma concept poached from their main rival —poaching noun [uncountable]There is still some poaching between the major executive search firms.→ See Verb tableOrigin poach 1. (1400-1500) Old French pochier, from poche “bag, pocket”2. (1600-1700) Old French pocherpoach verbChinese
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poach
poach /pəʊtʃ $ poʊtʃ/
verb
Language: Old French
Origin: pochier, from poche 'bag, pocket'
Language: Old French
Origin: pocher1. COOK [transitive]
a. to cook an egg in or over gently boiling water, without its shell:
poached eggs on toast
b. to gently cook food, especially fish, in a small amount of boiling water, milk etc:
Poach the salmon in white wine and water.
2. ANIMALS [intransitive and transitive] to illegally catch or shoot animals, birds, or fish, especially on private land without permission:
Deer have been poached here for years.
3. PEOPLE [transitive] to persuade someone who belongs to another organization, team etc to leave it and join yours, especially in a secret or dishonest way:
That company’s always poaching our staff.
poach from
Several of their reporters were poached from other papers.
4. STEAL IDEAS [transitive] to take and use someone else’s ideas unfairly or illegally
poach from
characters poached from Shakespeare
5. poach on sb’s territory/preserve British English to do something that is someone else’s responsibility, especially when they do not want you to do it
—poaching noun [uncountable]:
the poaching of elephants for their ivory tusks
■ ways of cooking something
▪bake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven: Tom baked a cake for my birthday.
▪roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven: Roast the potatoes for an hour.
▪fry to cook food in hot oil: She was frying some mushrooms.
▪stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously: stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts
▪sauté /ˈsəʊteɪ $ soʊˈteɪ/ to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil: Sauté the potatoes in butter.
▪grill to cook food over or under strong heat: grilled fish
▪broil American English to cook food under heat: broiled fish
▪boil to cook something in very hot water: He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg. | English people seem to love boiled vegetables.
▪steam to cook vegetables over hot water: Steam the rice for 15 minutes.
▪poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water: poached salmon
▪toast to cook the outside surfaces of bread: toasted muffins
▪barbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors: I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.
▪microwave to cook food in a microwave oven: The beans can be microwaved.
poach /pəʊtʃ $ poʊtʃ/
verb Sense 1
Date: 1400-1500Language: Old French
Origin: pochier, from poche 'bag, pocket'
Sense 2-5
Date: 1600-1700Language: Old French
Origin: pocher
a. to cook an egg in or over gently boiling water, without its shell:
b. to gently cook food, especially fish, in a small amount of boiling water, milk etc:
2. ANIMALS [intransitive and transitive] to illegally catch or shoot animals, birds, or fish, especially on private land without permission:
3. PEOPLE [transitive] to persuade someone who belongs to another organization, team etc to leave it and join yours, especially in a secret or dishonest way:
poach from
4. STEAL IDEAS [transitive] to take and use someone else’s ideas unfairly or illegally
poach from
5. poach on sb’s territory/preserve British English to do something that is someone else’s responsibility, especially when they do not want you to do it
—poaching noun [uncountable]:
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