cock·le
noun/ˈkɒkl/
/ˈkɑːkl/
Idioms - a small shellfish that can be eaten
鸟蛤（可食用的有壳小水生动物） Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French coquille ‘shell’, based on Greek konkhulion, from konkhē ‘conch’.
Idioms
warm the cockles (of somebody’s heart)
- (British English) to make somebody feel happy or sympathetic
使人内心感到高兴（或同情） - Doesn’t that story just warm the cockles of your heart?
这个故事是不是温暖了你的心呢？
- Doesn’t that story just warm the cockles of your heart?