poach

US /poʊtʃ/
UK /poʊtʃ/
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1.

水煮, 煮

cook (an egg) without its shell in or over boiling water or steam

:
I like my eggs poached.
我喜歡我的雞蛋水煮
She decided to poach the salmon for dinner.
她決定水煮三文魚作為晚餐。
2.

偷獵, 偷捕

illegally hunt or catch (game or fish) on land that is not one's own or in contravention of official protection

:
The gang was caught poaching deer in the national park.
該團伙在國家公園偷獵鹿時被抓獲。
It's illegal to poach fish from this river.
從這條河裡偷捕魚是違法的。
3.

挖走, 竊取

take (something) for one's own use in an unfair or surreptitious way

:
The company tried to poach our best employees.
該公司試圖挖走我們最好的員工。
They accused him of trying to poach their clients.
他們指責他試圖挖走他們的客戶。