| 单词 | shrimp |
| 释义 | Word Frequency shrimp(ʃrɪmp) noun 1. any of various chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the genus Crangon and related genera, having a slender flattened body with a long tail and a single pair of pincers 2. any of various similar but unrelated crustaceans, such as the opossum shrimp and mantis shrimp 3. Also called: freshwater shrimp any of various freshwater shrimplike amphipod crustaceans of the genus Gammarus, esp G. pulex 4. Also called: sand shrimp any of various shrimplike amphipod crustaceans of the genus Gammarus, esp G. locusta See also opossum shrimp 5. informal a diminutive person, esp a child verb 6. (intransitive) to fish for shrimps Derived forms shrimper (ˈshrimper) noun Word origin C14: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Low German schrempen to shrink; see scrimp, crimp |
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