| 单词 | oyster |
| 释义 | Word Frequency oyster(ˈɔɪstə) noun 1. a. any edible marine bivalve mollusc of the genus Ostrea, having a rough irregularly shaped shell and occurring on the sea bed, mostly in coastal waters b. (as modifier) oyster farm oyster knife 2. any of various similar and related molluscs, such as the pearl oyster and the saddle oyster (Anomia ephippium) 3. the oyster-shaped piece of dark meat in the hollow of the pelvic bone of a fowl 4. something from which advantage, delight, profit, etc, may be derived the world is his oyster 5. informal a very uncommunicative person verb 6. (intransitive) to dredge for, gather, or raise oysters Word origin C14 oistre, from Old French uistre, from Latin ostrea, from Greek ostreon; related to Greek osteon bone, ostrakon shell |
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