poacher

来自poach,偷猎。

poacher (n.)

1660s, "one who poaches game," agent noun from poach (v.1). Attested from 1846 as "vessel for poaching eggs," from poach (v.2).

1. The ghost of a hanged poacher is said to haunt the manor house.

据说一个吊死的偷猎者的鬼魂常在这个庄园里出没.

2. A police officer who takes to crime is likely to be more successful at it than most. The gamekeeper turned poacher has everything going for him.

一个警官去犯罪要比大多数人更容易得手,就像猎场看守人去偷猎,真是再容易不过的事.

3. The poacher beat a hasty retreat when he saw the police coming.

偷猎者见有警察来到立刻仓皇逃走.

4. But my poacher's eyes were the first to spot him.

我这猎人的眼睛是第一个发现他的.

5. The poacher , like the smuggler, smacks too strongly of the brigand.

私自打猎的人正如走私的人, 都和土匪相去不远.