poach: English has two words poach, both of which go back ultimately to Old French pocher ‘put in a bag’, a derivative of poche ‘bag’ (source of English pocket and pouch). The cookery term [15] is an allusion to the forming of little ‘bags’ or ‘pockets’ around the yolk of eggs by the coagulating white. Poach ‘steal’ [17] seems to mean etymologically ‘put in one’s pocket’. => pocket, pouch
poach (v.1)
"steal game," 1520s, "to push, poke," from Middle French pocher "to thrust, poke," from Old French pochier "poke out, gouge, prod, jab," from a Germanic source (compare Middle High German puchen "to pound, beat, knock," German pochen, Middle Dutch boken "to beat") related to poke (v.). Sense of "trespass for the sake of stealing" is first attested 1610s, perhaps via notion of "thrusting" oneself onto another's property, or perhaps from French pocher "to pocket" (see poach (v.2)). Related: Poached; poaching.
poach (v.2)
"cook in liquid," early 15c., from Old French poché, past participle of pochier (12c.), literally "put into a pocket" (as the white of an egg forms a pocket for the yolk), from poche "bag, pocket," from Frankish *pokka "bag," from Proto-Germanic *puk- (see poke (n.)). Related: Poached; poaching.
雙語例句
1. Schools should not compete with each other or attempt to poach pupils.
學(xué)校之間不應(yīng)該相互競爭，也不應(yīng)該企圖挖走彼此的學(xué)生。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Poach the pears in apple juice for perhaps ten minutes at most.
把梨放入蘋果汁中，最多煮10分鐘左右。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Poach the chicken until just cooked.
用文火把雞肉煮到剛剛熟。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Poach the eggs for 4 minutes.
把雞蛋打入開水中煮4分鐘。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Put on a pan of water to simmer and gently poach the eggs.