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shrimp noun uk /ʃrɪmp/ us /ʃrɪmp/
shrimpnoun (ANIMAL) B1[ C or U ]UKpluralshrimps or shrimp a very small sea creature similar to a prawn but smaller, or its flesh eaten as food: 小海虾;(食用的)小虾仁 shrimp paste虾酱 YinYang/ E+/GettyImages [ C or U ]USpluralshrimps or shrimp(UKprawn) a small sea creature with a shell and ten legs, that can be eaten: (可食用的)海虾 grilled shrimp烤海虾 Maximilian Stock Ltd./Photolibrary/GettyImages SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Sea creatures abalone amphipod anemone barnacle barrier reef cowrie crab cray crayfish crustacean littleneck clam lobster marron mollusc mussel shellfish shipworm snow crab soft-shell clam squid
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shrimpnoun (PERSON) [ C ]informaldisapprovingpluralshrimps an extremely short person极矮的人,矮子,矬子 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Low, short and shallow a step downidiom ankle-deep brief fubsy knee-high longish low low slung shallow shallowly shallowness short-range shorten shortish shortness squatly squatty stumpy stunted sunken
shrimp | American Dictionary shrimp noun us/ʃrɪmp/
shrimpnoun (ANIMAL) [ C/U ]pluralshrimp a small sea creature with a shell, ten legs, and a long tail, or its flesh eaten as food
shrimpnoun (PERSON) [ C ]infml a short or small person: It’s hard to believe this sculpted athlete was once a shrimp.
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