roach

• n. （美）蟑螂；[鱼] 斜齿鳊
• n. (Roach)人名；(英、西)罗奇

来自古法语 roche,小鲤鱼，词源不详。

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.

他发现自己的哥哥住在一套破旧肮脏、蟑螂肆虐的公寓里。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The lake was restocked with roach last year.

去年，这个湖里又放养了一些拟鲤。

来自柯林斯例句

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

汤姆从不生病, 身体壮如牛.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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

现在我知道他们是从蟑螂旅馆得到的灵感.

来自电影对白

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

这世上有多少孩子被这蟑螂毒药喷过?

来自电影对白