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单词 panier de crabes
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Definition of panier de crabes in English:

panier de crabes

noun ˌpanjeɪ də ˈkrab
literary
  • An arena of fierce or ruthless rivalry; a rat race.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in ELH. From French panier de crabes, lit. ‘basket of crabs’ from French panier basket (see pannier + de + crabes, plural of crab.

 
 

Definition of panier de crabes in US English:

panier de crabes

nounˌpanjeɪ də ˈkrab
literary
  • An arena of fierce or ruthless rivalry; a rat race.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in ELH. From French panier de crabes, lit. ‘basket of crabs’ from French panier basket (see pannier + de + crabes, plural of crab.

 
 
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