| 单词 | hardshell crab |
| 释义 | > as lemmashardshell crab hardshell crab n. U.S. a crab, esp. an edible crab ( Cancer pagurus), that has not recently moulted and so has a fully hardened shell.Contrasted with softshell crab n. at softshell adj. and n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1856 H. P. Leland Grey-bay Mare xx. 111 I must try and remember that the next time I am at the sea-shore, and receive an invitation to go and catch, hard-shell crabs. 1942 E. Ferber Saratoga Trunk (new ed.) i. 25 The hard-shell crab stew..soft-shell turtle ragout. 2008 Time Out N.Y. 18 Sept. 58/4 Start with $2 roti canai.., and move on to succulent hard-shell crabs, slathered in a fresh, fiery ginger-scallion sauce. < as lemmas |
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