oyster

英[\'ɒɪstə(r)]
美[\'ɒɪstə(r)]

意思解释

n. 牡蛎;<俚>守秘密的人;鸡背肉;沉默寡言的人

变化形式

复数: oysters
易混淆的单词: Oyster

中文词源

oyster 牡蛎

来自古法语oistre,来自拉丁语ostreum,牡蛎,来自PIE*ost,骨头,词源同ossify,osseous.

用法例句

He was a bold man who first eat an oyster .
他是头一个敢于吃牡蛎的好汉。
Gogol at first turns his back on his immigrant family , finding it much more glamorous to hang out with his girlfriend 's family in manhattan and oyster bay , before rediscovering his bengali roots when his father dies .
果戈里起初背弃了自己的移民家庭,觉得同女友居住在曼哈顿和蚝湾(oysterbay)的家人上街更加荣耀;而在父亲去世后,他重新寻回了根植孟加拉文化的自我。
Then there are the oyster beds .
同时这里还是牡蛎撒苗的地方。
Rice dumplings and oyster omelets are the city 's signature dishes .
米汤圆和牡蛎煎是这座城市的代表性的佳肴。
All art is autobiographical . The pearl is the oyster 's autobiography .
所有的艺术都是自传体的,正如珍珠是牡蛎的自传。