It groaned before it died because they ground its gristle.
在死前,它呻吟着因为他们折磨它的软骨。
经济学人 Culture
The texture varies; there is cartilage and gristle to contend with.
质地各不相同;有软骨和软骨需要应对。
BBC随身英语(官网版)
As for the texture, some people negatively compare the experience to eating gristle.
至于质地,有些人消极地将这种体验比作吃软骨。
怪诞小镇 第一季 Gravity.Falls.S01
And I'm-- I'm like all elbows! Elbows and gristle!
而且我瘦得只剩骨头了 还有脆骨!
冰与火之歌:魔龙的狂舞(中英对照)
Justin Massey looked up from his horsemeat. " The cold count last night reached eighty" . He pulled a piece of gristle from his teeth and flicked it to the nearest dog. " If we march, we will die by the hundreds" .
The outer rim of his shell is a soft gristle, and when prepared like the meat itself, cooks to the texture of gum drops, and is of a flavor to make you eat until you are weak and faint from surfeit.