英语词汇“carp”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	carp
释义	Trends of carp View usage for: carp (kɑːʳp) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense carps, present participle carping, past tense, past participle carpedlanguage note: carp can also be used as the plural form for meaning [sense 1]. 1. variable noun A carp is a kind of fish that lives in lakes and rivers. 2. verb 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. [disapproval] He cannot understand why she's constantly carping at him. [VERB + at] This was the man whom other trainers love to carp about. [Vat/about n] [Also V about] Synonyms: find fault, complain, beef [slang], criticize More Synonyms of carp carping uncountable noun She was in no mood to put up with Blanche's carping. Synonyms: fault-finding, critical, nagging, picky [informal] More Synonyms of carp carp in British English 1 (kɑːp) verb (intransitive; often foll by at) to complain or find fault; nag pettily Derived forms carper (ˈcarper) noun Word origin C13: from Old Norse karpa to boast; related to Latin carpere to pluck carp in British English 2 (kɑːp) nounWord forms: plural carp or carps 1. a freshwater teleost food fish, Cyprinus carpio, having a body covered with cycloid scales, a naked head, one long dorsal fin, and two barbels on each side of the mouth: family Cyprinidae 2. any other fish of the family Cyprinidae; a cyprinid ▶ Related adjectives: , cyprinid, cyprinoid Word origin C14: from Old French carpe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German karpfo, Old Norse karfi -carp in British English combining form in countable noun (in botany) fruit or a reproductive structure that develops into a particular part of the fruit epicarp Word origin from New Latin -carpium, from Greek -karpion, from karpos fruit carp in American English 1 (kɑrp) verb intransitive to complain or find fault in a petty or nagging way Derived forms carper (ˈcarper) noun Word origin ME carpen < ON karpa, to brag; meaning infl. by L carpere, to pluck: see excerpt carp in American English 2 (kɑrp) nounWord forms: plural carp or carps any of various often edible, freshwater cyprinoid fishes found all over the world, including the goldfish: a carp (Cyprinus carpio) is harvested for food in Europe and Asia Word origin ME & OFr carpe < VL carpa < Goth karpa -carp in American English (kɑrp) fruit endocarp Word origin ModL < Gr karpos: see harvest Image of carp © photomaster, Shutterstock Examples of 'carp' in a sentence carp Many of the koi carp survived but 45 died. The Sun (2016) And that no matter how much they carp and complain, that's not going to change much any time soon. The Sun (2016) AN angler who got death threats after landing Britain's biggest carp is set to be stripped of the record. The Sun (2016) But sport does not allow you to carp on about injured absentees. The Sun (2006) She could give carp fishing a bit of muchneeded glamour. The Sun (2012) All you have done in the last four months is carp and complain. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But he refuses to carp on about his disappointment. The Sun (2015) And why exactly are we carping about this? The Sun (2015) Apparently his favourite fish is carp. The Sun (2012) He was not about to carp. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Firstly the carping about the result. The Sun (2014) The story was about a monstrous carp found trailing a length of line in a French lake. Times, Sunday Times (2012) And people may carp and say it was easier in those days, without the written exam aspect. Times, Sunday Times (2007) This piece is also about carp, but it is going to give me less pleasure to write. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Just as you sometimes get very big human beings or very big elephants, he was a very big carp. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He slapped down the top brass for their public carping about the effects of the Libya operation on their forces. Times, Sunday Times (2011) We chat about carp fishing. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I fish for carp, not compliments. Times, Sunday Times (2015) As far as possible, he keeps any carping about Russia strictly practical. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Word lists with carp fauna, Types of fish In other languages carp British English: carp NOUN A carp* is a kind of fish that lives in lakes and rivers. American English: carp Brazilian Portuguese: carpa Chinese: 鲤鱼 European Spanish: carpa French: carpe German: Karpfen Italian: carpa Japanese: コイ Korean: 황어 European Portuguese: carpa Latin American Spanish: carpa (verb) in the sense of find fault Definition to complain or find fault He has many detractors who carp at his old-fashioned style. Synonyms find fault complain She never complains about her situation. beef (slang) She was beefing about what he had done. criticize His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children. nag censure I would not presume to censure him for his views. reproach quibble Let's not quibble. cavil This is not the time to cavil about petty details. pick holes kvetch (US, slang) hypercriticize nit-pick (informal) Opposites approve , praise , admire , applaud , compliment, pay tribute to , commend , laud (literary) , extol , sing the praises of , big up (slang, mainly Caribbean) , speak highly of related words related adjectives cyprinoidcyprinid Additional synonyms in the sense of beef Definition to complain She was beefing about what he had done. Synonyms complain, carp, fuss, moan (informal), bitch (slang), groan, grieve, lament, grumble, whine, growl, deplore, grouse, gripe (informal), bemoan, whinge (informal), bleat, find fault, bewail, kick up a fuss (informal), grouch (informal), bellyache (slang), kvetch (US, slang) in the sense of cavil Definition to raise annoying petty objections This is not the time to cavil about petty details. Synonyms find fault, object, complain, beef (slang), carp, quibble, kvetch (US, slang), hypercriticize, nit-pick (informal) in the sense of censure Definition to criticize (someone or something) severely I would not presume to censure him for his views. Synonyms criticize, blame, abuse, condemn, carpet (informal), flame (informal), denounce, put down, slate (informal), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, berate, castigate, chide, tear into (informal), diss (slang), blast, read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, slap on the wrist, damn, lambast(e), bawl out (informal), excoriate, rap over the knuckles, chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give (someone) a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), reprehend Nearby words of carp carnivore carol carouse carp carpenter carpet carping Synonyms of 'carp' carp Explore 'carp' in the dictionary
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