conch
英 [kɒŋk; kɒn(t)ʃ]
美[kɔŋk; kɔn(t)ʃ]
- n. 贝壳；海螺壳
词态变化
复数: conches;
中文词源
conch 海螺
来自拉丁词concha, 海螺，蛤蜊。拟声词，模仿吹海螺的声音。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Roger took the conch and looked round at them gloomily.
- 罗杰拿起海螺,神色沮丧地环顾着大伙儿.
来自辞典例句
- 2. This toy of voting was almost as pleasing as the conch.
- 这场选举的游戏几乎象海螺那样令人开心.
来自辞典例句
- 3. The conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist.
- 海螺被砸成无数白色的碎片,不复存在了.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Jack clamoured among them, the conch forgotten.
- 杰克在他们当中鼓噪着, 也不记得海螺了.
来自辞典例句
- 5. His ordinary voice sounded like a whisper after the harsh note of the conch.
- 听过海螺刺耳的声音后,他那平常的讲话再听起来就象是悄声细雨.
来自辞典例句