conch
英 [k??k; k?n(t)?]
美[k??k; k?n(t)?]
- n. 貝殼；海螺殼
暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?conches;
中文詞源
conch 海螺
來自拉丁詞concha, 海螺，蛤蜊。擬聲詞，模仿吹海螺的聲音。
英文詞源
- conch (n.)
- type of shell, early 15c., from Latin concha "shellfish, mollusk," from Greek konkhe "mussel, shell," from PIE root *konkho-. The name for natives of Florida Keys since at least 1833; the prefered pronunciation there ("kongk") preserves the classical one.
雙語例句
- 1. Roger took the conch and looked round at them gloomily.
- 羅杰拿起海螺,神色沮喪地環顧著大伙兒.
來自辭典例句
- 2. This toy of voting was almost as pleasing as the conch.
- 這場選舉的游戲幾乎象海螺那樣令人開心.
來自辭典例句
- 3. The conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist.
- 海螺被砸成無數白色的碎片,不復存在了.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Jack clamoured among them, the conch forgotten.
- 杰克在他們當中鼓噪著, 也不記得海螺了.
來自辭典例句
- 5. His ordinary voice sounded like a whisper after the harsh note of the conch.
- 聽過海螺刺耳的聲音后,他那平常的講話再聽起來就象是悄聲細雨.
來自辭典例句
