单词	carp
释义	carp1 verbcarp2 noun carpcarp1 /kɑːp $ kɑːrp/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcarp1 Origin: 1200-1300 From a Scandinavian language Verb Table VERB TABLE carp Simple Form Present I, you, we, they carp he, she, it carps Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they carped Present perfect I, you, we, they have carped he, she, it has carped Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had carped Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will carp Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have carped Continuous Form Present I am carping he, she, it is carping you, we, they are carping Past I, he, she, it was carping you, we, they were carping Present perfect I, you, we, they have been carping he, she, it has been carping Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been carping Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be carping Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been carping Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Be pleasant, don't carp, but act like a corkscrew and draw out all the information you can. The owners are constantly carping about runaway salaries, then fall over themselves to jump the gun and up the ante. There was little benefit from carping about the organizational source of the disciplinary impedimenta. This was Trescothick's first failure in international cricket in his seven outings, so let's not carp too much. to keep complaining about something in a way that is annoyingcarp about He always finds something to carp about. carp1 verbcarp2 noun carpcarp2 noun (plural carp) [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcarp2 Origin: 1300-1400 French carpe, from Late Latin carpa Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A successful carp angler still has to know his fish. Chen succeeded in accelerating their growth by transferring genes from carp and rainbow trout to the tilapia. Going back to the carp's insides, once on the way through the carp, the food has to be digested. Her sister spent hours in the pavilion by the carp pond, composing replies. I used to be able to summon a carp from the pond. Instantly the water becomes a maelstrom, as huge grey carp or catfish lunge for the food. It is sensible to give the carp a balanced diet for we want the carp to do well on our baits. There were carp in there and we saw them. word sets WORD SETS► Fish anchovy, nounbarracuda, nounbass, nouncarp, nouncod, nounconger eel, noundab, noundogfish, noundorsal, adjectivedory, nouneel, nounfin, nounfish, nounfish farm, nounflatfish, nounflounder, nounflying fish, noungill, noungoldfish, nounguppy, nounhaddock, nounhake, nounhalibut, nounherring, nounmarlin, nounminnow, nounmullet, nounpelagic, adjectiveperch, nounpike, nounpilchard, nounpiranha, nounplaice, nounray, nounroach, nounsalmon, nounsardine, nounschool, nounshark, nounskate, nounsnapper, nounsole, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsprat, nounsturgeon, nounsunfish, nountiddler, nountrout, nountuna, nountunny, nounturbot, nounwhitebait, nounwhiting, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► angler · The thing to remember is this: modern tackle, fancy baits and productive waters do not make a carp angler.· A successful carp angler still has to know his fish.· The fish nutritionist is really the scientist the carp angler needs to talk to for both their aims are similar.· Both the carp angler and the fish nutritionist want the carp to take their bait or diet.· Many other fishermen think carp anglers are mad because they can go for days without a bite.· Redmire itself is one such spiritual water and is the altar where every devoted carp angler would like to worship.· It is the same economics that ought to influence the carp angler. ► pond · I was in the Ralembergs' garden where something black and white was floating in the small carp pond.· Her sister spent hours in the pavilion by the carp pond, composing replies.· And that he bequeathed his carp pond to the local Boy Scouts?· On our estate were granges, barns, a mill, carp ponds, lush fields and fertile meadows.· In the middle of the garden was a large, deep carp pond.· Even from where we looked you could glimpse the glint of the huge carp pond where Abbe Gerard had drowned. a large fish that lives in lakes and rivers and can be eaten
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