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roach

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Insects, Fish, Drug culture
roach /rəʊtʃ $ roʊtʃ/ noun [countable]  1. American English informalHBI a cockroach 蟑螂2. HBFa type of European fish 拟鲤〔一种欧洲产的鱼〕3. informalMDD the end part of a marijuana cigarette that has been smoked 大麻卷烟的烟蒂
Examples from the Corpus
roachHe was like a roach, could melt into the cracked recesses of the tenements all around.Dace and roach on the Salmon Hall stretch but chub main target to big baits.Swineford second field producing chub and a few good roach.He caught a good couple of pounds of roach on ledgered casters from bites that were all but invisible.Quality roach boosting returns in Chester, legered bronze maggot best.Skimmers, roach and small perch from most Liverpool sections but pike active.To them, roach spray may simply carry a nasty odor.
Origin roach 1. (1800-1900) cockroach2. (1100-1200) Old French roche
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roach
roach /rəʊtʃ $ roʊtʃ/ noun [countable]
 Sense 1,3
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: cockroach
 Sense 2
 Date: 1100-1200
 Language: Old French
 Origin: roche
1. American English informal a cockroach
2. a type of European fish
3. informal the end part of a marijuana cigarette that has been smoked


roachBrE /rəʊtʃ/ 🔊NAmE /roʊtʃ/ 🔊 noun(NAmE, informal) = cockroach The apartments were infested with rats and roaches. 公寓里面到处都是老鼠和蟑螂。🔊🔊 (
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a small European freshwater fish 拟鲤(见于欧洲的淡水小鱼)
(slang) the end part of a cigarette containing marijuana 大麻卷烟的烟蒂