• n. （美）蟑螂；[魚(yú)] 斜齒鳊
• n. (Roach)人名；(英、西)羅奇

來(lái)自古法語(yǔ) roche,小鯉魚(yú)，詞源不詳。

roach

roach: see cockroach

roach (n.1)

shortened form of cockroach, 1837, on mistaken notion that it was a compound. In contemporary writing said to be from a polite desire to avoid the sexual connotation in the first syllable. Meaning "butt of a marijuana cigarette" is first recorded 1938, perhaps from resemblance to the insect, but perhaps a different word entirely.

roach (n.2)

small freshwater fish, c. 1200, from Old French roche (13c.), of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Germanic source. Applied to similar-looking fish in North America.

1. He found his brother in a seedy, roach-infested apartment.

他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的哥哥住在一套破舊骯臟、蟑螂肆虐的公寓里。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. The lake was restocked with roach last year.

去年，這個(gè)湖里又放養(yǎng)了一些擬鯉。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. Tom is never sick; he is as sound as a roach.

湯姆從不生病, 身體壯如牛.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

4. Now I know where they got the idea for the Roach Motel.

現(xiàn)在我知道他們是從蟑螂旅館得到的靈感.

來(lái)自電影對(duì)白

5. How many kids in this world get sprayed with roach poison?

這世上有多少孩子被這蟑螂毒藥噴過(guò)?

來(lái)自電影對(duì)白