carp
carp1
(复同单)
carp2
verb
carper
noun
语源
(复同单)
- a deep-bodied freshwater fish, typically with barbels around the mouth. Carp are farmed for food in some parts of the world and are often kept in large ponds
鲤鱼
- late Middle English: from Old French carpe, from late Latin carpa
carp2
verb
- [no obj.]complain or find fault continually, typically about trivial matters
挑剔；吹毛求疵；找茬儿
I don't want to carp about the way you did.
我不想对你的方法吹毛求疵。
he was constantly carping at me.
他总是找我的茬儿。
carper
noun
语源
- Middle English (in the sense 'talk, chatter'): from Old Norse karpa 'brag'; later influenced by Latin carpere 'pluck at, slander'
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