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单词 prawn
释义

prawn

/prɔːn /
noun
A marine crustacean which resembles a large shrimp.
  • Leander and other genera, class Malacostraca. See also Dublin Bay prawn, king prawn.
These included king crab, Phuket lobster, oysters, river prawns and yabbies....
  • I get confused between giant prawns, crayfish and langoustine, but these were gigantic.
  • I was drawn to the king prawn trilussa - prawns in a white wine and rosemary sauce served on a large bed of rice.

Phrases

come the raw prawn

Origin

Late Middle English: of unknown origin.

  • raw from Old English:

    This Old English word shares an ancient root with Greek kreas ‘raw flesh’. In Australian English a stupid person can be referred to as a prawn (ME of unknown origin), and to come the raw prawn is to attempt to deceive someone, presumably by pretending that you are too simple to cheat.

Rhymes

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