shrimp

Word family nounshrimpershrimpingshrimpadjectiveshrimpy

Related topics: Animals

shrimp /ʃrɪmp/ noun (plural shrimp or shrimps) [countableC]

HBAa small sea creature that you can eat, which has ten legs and a soft shell 虾 SYN British English prawn →4 See picture of 见图 SEA-FOOD →5 see picture at 见图 shellfish

2. SHORT PERSONsomeone who is very small – used humorously 小个子，矮子〔幽默用法〕

Examples from the Corpus

shrimp• A mixture of flake, beef heart, spinach and shrimp pellets were used.• Brine shrimp, which are eaten by birds and ducks, hatch in the ponds.• In some fish, shrimp, and reptiles, gender is determined by the temperature at which the egg is incubated.• I can even find potted shrimps when the wind's in the right direction.• The grill had mutton chops and mash; the buffet ran things like smoked salmon, potted shrimps and corned ox tongue.

词汇	shrimp
释义	shrimp Word family nounshrimpershrimpingshrimpadjectiveshrimpy Related topics: Animals shrimp /ʃrɪmp/ ●○○ noun (plural shrimp or shrimps) [countableC] 1. HBAa small sea creature that you can eat, which has ten legs and a soft shell 虾 SYN British English prawn →4 See picture of 见图 SEA-FOOD →5 see picture at 见图 shellfish 2. SHORT PERSONsomeone who is very small – used humorously 小个子，矮子〔幽默用法〕 Examples from the Corpus shrimp• A mixture of flake, beef heart, spinach and shrimp pellets were used.• Brine shrimp, which are eaten by birds and ducks, hatch in the ponds.• In some fish, shrimp, and reptiles, gender is determined by the temperature at which the egg is incubated.• I can even find potted shrimps when the wind's in the right direction.• The grill had mutton chops and mash; the buffet ran things like smoked salmon, potted shrimps and corned ox tongue.
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