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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Live animals? I didn' t know we were going to take live animals with us, Sir.
活的动物？我还不知道我们要带活的动物，先生。
He had known that it was not safe to travel alone in the forest near the coast.
也听说过独自一人在海边的森林里走是不安全的。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something，意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。