oysters

英 [ˈɔɪstəz]

美 [ˈɔɪstərz]

n.  牡蛎; 蚝
oyster的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 牡蛎；蚝
  Anoysteris a large flat shellfish. Some oysters can be eaten and others produce valuable objects called pearls.
  1. He had two dozen oysters and enjoyed every one of them.
     他吃了两打牡蛎，每一只都吃得津津有味。
• PHRASE 世界是属于…的；尽可做想做之事（或去想去之处）
  If you say thatthe world issomeone'soyster, you mean that they can do anything or go anywhere that they want to.
  1. You're young, you've got a lot of opportunity. The world is your oyster.
     你还年轻，机会有的是。世界是属于你的。

双语例句

• Tricia: bingo! Say, do you like oysters?
  翠西雅：答对了！对了，你爱吃牡蛎吗？
• We saw kingfishers while indigenous fishermen paddled by in dugout canoes, their wicker baskets filled with river oysters.
  我们也看到了翠鸟，也与划着独木舟的当地土著渔民擦身而过，他们的柳筐中装满了河蚌。
• Aquaculture sites will be developed to culture fish, abalone, oysters, and kelp.
  发展水产基地养殖鱼类、鲍鱼、牡蛎和海藻。
• Your hair is like golden fried chow mein and your eyes like glistening oysters.
  你的头发就像金黄油煎的炒面，你的眼睛像闪耀的牡蛎。
• Oysters are the only seafood I like.
  海鲜里面我只喜欢吃牡蛎。
• Waitress: Our baked cheese oysters are famous.
  服务员：我们的奶酪烧牡蛎很有名。
• That bout of food poisoning has turned me off oysters for life!
  那一回食物中毒已使我一辈子不食牡蛎了。
• Well, I must confess that I did not expect a speech about oysters here.
  是啊，我必须承认我所期待的并不是一个关于牡蛎的演讲。
• Oysters are molluscs, as are snails and cuttlefish.
  像蜗牛和乌贼一样，牡蛎是软体动物。
• These days, the bonfire revelers retire for crab cakes and oysters after burning their socks.
  如今，围着篝火狂欢的人们烧完袜子后，都会纷纷去吃蟹肉饼和牡蛎。