poach
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/pəʊtʃ/
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/pəʊtʃ/
to cook something like fish by boiling it lightly in water or other liquids.
I decided to poach some pears for dessert.
デザートに洋梨を茹でることにしました。
to make an egg by cooking it in boiling water without its shell.
I like to poach an egg and put it on toast for breakfast.
朝食にポーチドエッグをトーストに乗せるのが好きです。
to illegally catch animals, fish, or birds on someone else's land or without permission.
People who poach fish from the river will be fined.
川から魚を密漁する人には罰金が課されます。
to secretly take and use someone else's ideas or things unfairly.
He got in trouble for trying to poach customers from his competitors.
彼は競合他社から顧客を引き抜こうとして問題に巻き込まれました。