释义 |
oyster/ˈɔistə/n. 1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the families Ostreidae and Aviculidae, esp. an edible kind, Ostrea edulis, of European waters 牡蛎(牡蛎科或燕蛤科双壳类软体动物,尤指欧洲水域的食用牡蛎) 2 an oyster-shaped morsel of meat in a fowl's back 蚝状鸡背肉(家禽背部牡蛎状的一小片肉) 3 something regarded as containing all that one desires 可从中获得利益的事情 the world is my oyster 我可以随心所欲了 4 = OYSTER WHITE [Middle English & Old French oistre via Latin ostrea, ostreum from Greek ostreon] |