| 单词 | carp |
| 释义 | carp1[ kahrp ] / kɑrp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR carp ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object)to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil: to carp at minor errors. nouna peevish complaint. Origin of carp11200–50; Middle English carpen to speak, prate <Old Norse karpa to brag, wrangle SYNONYMS FOR carp1 criticize, deprecate, condemn, censure. SEE SYNONYMS FOR carp ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM carpcarper, nounDefinition for carp (2 of 4)carp2 [ kahrp ] / kɑrp / noun, plural (especially collectively) carp, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) carps.a large freshwater cyprinid fish, Cyprinus carpio, native to Asia but widely introduced in tropical and temperate waters: an important food fish in many countries. any of various other fishes of the family Cyprinidae. Origin of carp21350–1400; Middle English carpe<Middle French <Middle Dutch or Middle Low German karpe; cognate with Old High German karpfo Definition for carp (3 of 4)-carp a combining form occurring in compounds that denote a part of a fruit or fruiting body: endocarp. Origin of -carp<New Latin -carpium<Greek -karpion, derivative of karpós fruit Definition for carp (4 of 4)carp. carpentry. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for carp (1 of 3)carp1 / (kɑːp) / verb(intr often foll by at) to complain or find fault; nag pettily Derived forms of carpcarper, nounWord Origin for carpC13: from Old Norse karpa to boast; related to Latin carpere to pluck British Dictionary definitions for carp (2 of 3)carp2 / (kɑːp) / noun plural carp or carpsa 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 any other fish of the family Cyprinidae; a cyprinid Other words from carpRelated adjectives: cyprinid, cyprinoidWord Origin for carpC14: from Old French carpe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German karpfo, Old Norse karfi British Dictionary definitions for carp (3 of 3)-carp n combining form(in botany) fruit or a reproductive structure that develops into a particular part of the fruitepicarp Word Origin for -carpfrom New Latin -carpium, from Greek -karpion, from karpos fruit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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