螃蟹的英文为crab，其英式读音为[kræb]，美式读音为 [kræb]。crab可以作为名词和动词，作为名词时，含义为螃蟹、蟹肉、阴虱寄生病；作为动词时，含义有横行、使飞机或船作偏流修正、捕蟹。

crab的基本含义及用法介绍

1、可作名词，意为蟹;螃蟹;蟹肉;阴虱寄生病。

例句：Shrimps and crabs are only small crustaceans in the ocean.

虾、蟹不过是大海中渺小的介虫罢了。

The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue.

鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食。

Where'd he go? Did the crabs carry him away?

他去了哪里？被蟹搬走了？

Although it is tasty, crab is very filling.

螃蟹虽然好吃，却容易让人感到饱足。

Thousands of herring and crab are washed up on the beaches during every storm

每次暴风雨过后海滩上都会留下数不尽的鲱鱼和螃蟹。

Well, the crab salad's always a big hit.

嗯，蟹肉沙拉一向是广受欢迎的。

2、还可作动词，意为横行;（遇到侧风或水流、气流时）使（飞机或船）作偏流修正;捕蟹。

例句：That you work on a crab boat.

在捕蟹船上工作。

It was so fun today. I love crabbing and fishing.

今天非常的有趣，我喜欢捕蟹和钓鱼。

Their parents, they, uh, they work on a crab boat.

他们的家长在捕蟹船上工作。

When trawling you may catch hermit crabs.

你们用拖网捕鱼时可能会捕到寄居蟹。