Oyster
[ 'ɔɪstɚ ]
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n. 牡蛎;<俚>守秘密的人;鸡背肉;沉默寡言的人;
📝 例句
Some kinds of oyster are used as food, and others yield pearls.
有几种牡蛎可食用,有几种可产珍珠。
I find I fairly like eating when he finally persuades me to taste the oyster.
当他最后说服我尝尝牡蛎时，我发现我相当喜欢吃。
pearl [oyster] fisheries
采珠 [豪] 场
The islands consist of oyster reefs covered with a thin veneer of black mud.
由牡蛎礁构成的小岛上覆盖着一层薄薄的黑色软泥。
The world is his oyster.
这个世界是他的地盘 [宛如整个世界由他主宰似的; 人生最得意的时刻] 。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※谐音“澳爱思得”:喜欢吃海鲜的澳门人爱思考怎样设法得到牡蛎
※ oy-oh,ye,st-拼音“石头”,er-拼音“儿”:oh,ye儿子在石头里挖出了牡蛎
📖 牛津释义
oyster
n
1 shellfish (used as food and usu eaten uncooked) some types of which produce pearls inside their shells 牡蛎, 蚝（常生吃）: fresh oysters 新鲜牡蛎
[attrib 作定语]
oyster stew 炖牡蛎. =>illus at shellfish 见shellfish插图.
2 (idm 习语) the world is one's/sb's oyster => world.
🔁 扩展释义
*['ɒistә]n. 牡蛎, 蚝, 沉默者
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Thus Ellis Island became known as the Island of Tears.
想要进入美国的人都必须经过多次的智力测验和体格检查，大约有200万人不准入境。因此，埃利斯岛被人们称为“眼泪岛”。
However,in later years there were fierce arguments over land rights and many battles were fought between the settlers and the Maori.
然而后来数年中在移居者与毛利人之间因土地所有权问题产生了激烈的争论，还因此引发了多次战争。
On the other hand, I felt sad that I wasn't able to tell my grandparents that we were safe.
另一方面，我为不能告诉我的祖父母我们十分安全而感到难过。