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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- carp
[kɑrp]
[kɑːp]
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挑剔，找岔子，找碴儿；吹毛求疵
Collins English-English Dictionary
- carp
[kɒːp]
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n
a freshwater teleost food fish, Cyprinus carpio, having a body covered with cycloid scales, a naked head, one long dorsal fin, and two barbels on each side of the mouth: family Cyprinidae
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n
any other fish of the family Cyprinidae; a cyprinid
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3.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French carpe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German karpfo, Old Norse karfi
- carp
[kɒːp]
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vi.
[intr; often foll by at]
to complain or find fault; nag pettily
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[Etymology]
C13: from Old Norse karpa to boast; related to Latin carpere to pluck
Examples
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肥大的鲤鱼
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a fat carp
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在中国，草鱼是常见的河鱼。
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Grass carp is a common kind of freshwater fish in China.
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他一个猛子扎下水，抓住了一条鲤鱼。
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With a dive, he caught a carp.
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滩头鱼是唯一生活在海里的鲤科鱼。
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The tribolodon brandti is the only kind of carp that lives in the sea.
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鲤鱼
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carp
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