carp
/kɑːp/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈɑrp] /kɑːrp/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈɑrp] /ˈkärp/ (ame, mw)
carp — noun
- carpsingular
- carpsplural
1. a big freshwater fish, often kept in ponds or caught in rivers to be cooked and
a big freshwater fish, often kept in ponds or caught in rivers to be cooked and eaten
At dawn, Sivan lifted a silver carp from the net by the reeds.
catch a carp in a fishing scene
The village pond was full of carp when Liam scattered feed.
a pond full of carp
On the menu, grilled carp came with rice, herbs, and lemon.
Children pointed at the orange carp circling under the bridge.
文法句型
catch a carp
raise carp for food
a pond full of carp
用法筆記
Most often used when talking about ponds, rivers, fishing, or food. In fishing and food contexts, the plural is often 'carp' rather than 'carps'.
常見錯誤
carp — verb
- carppresent simple I / you / we / they
- carps3rd person singular
- carping-ing form
- carpedpast simple
1. to keep making annoyed comments about small problems that do not matter much
to keep making annoyed comments about small problems that do not matter much
Dewi carped about the coffee lid while everyone else packed the car.
carp about + minor problem
Instead of thanking the host, Christopher carped over the thin soup.
carp over + detail
Madison kept carping about the bus seats during the short ride home.
Several fans carped over the ticket price before the game began.
文法句型
carp about + small problem
carp over + detail
keep carping about + noun
用法筆記
Usually takes about or over plus the thing someone is fault-finding about. It suggests repeated, picky complaint rather than one serious objection.