oyster
英 [ˈɔɪstə(r)] 美 [ˈɔɪstɚ]

n.

牡蛎；守秘密的人；鸡背肉；沉默寡言的人

变形

复数：oysters

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]牡蛎 a flat shellfish,eaten cooked or raw,which can produce a jewel called a pearl

英英释义

oyster[ 'ɔistə ]

• n.
  • marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
  • edible body of any of numerous oysters

    同义词：huitre

  • a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
• v.gather oysters, dig oysters

词组短语

oyster sauce蚝油，蚝油酱

oyster mushroom 平菇；蚝蘑；侧耳（等于oyster cap）

oyster shell牡蛎，牡蛎壳；贝壳

pearl oyster n. 珍珠贝（等于pearl shell）

oyster oil蚝油

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. That oyster closed up its valves.
   那个牡蛎把壳合拢起来。
2. The man is as dumb as an oyster.
   那人极少说话。
3. Oyster is the only seafood I like; I dislike the rest.
   牡蛎是我唯一喜欢吃的海味; 其余的我都不喜欢。
4. After the damp weather all the drawers became as fast as a Kentish oyster.
   湿季过后所有的抽屉都如肯特郡的牡蛎一般关得死死的。

权威例句

The American oyster, Crassostrea virginica gmelin
The american Oyster: Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin)
The american Oyster: Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin)
Oyster Reefs at Risk and Recommendations for Conservation, Restoration, and Management
Unprecedented restoration of a native oyster metapopulation.
Oyster Recruitment and Growth on an Electrified Artificial Reef Structure in Grand Isle, Louisiana
The trophic consequences of oyster stock rehabilitation in Chesapeake Bay
A carbonic anhydrase from the nacreous layer in oyster pearls
Oyster (Crassostrea virginica, Gmelin 1791) population dynamics on public reefs in the Great Wicomico River, Virginia, USA.
HABITAT COMPLEXITY DISRUPTS PREDATOR–PREY INTERACTIONS BUT NOT THE TROPHIC CASCADE ON OYSTER REEFS