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- an edible bivalve mollusc with a ribbed fan-shaped shell. Scallops swim by rapidly opening and closing the shell valves.扇贝。
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- Family Pectinidae: Chlamys, Pecten, and other genera.扇贝科：栉孔扇贝属, 扇贝属及其他属。
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- short for SCALLOP SHELL.SCALLOP SHELL的简称。
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- a small pan or dish shaped like a scallop shell and used for baking or serving food扇贝壳状盘碟; 浅平锅。
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- （一般作scallops）each of a series of convex rounded projections forming an ornamental edging cut in material or worked in lace or knitting in imitation of the edge of a scallop shell扇（贝壳）形边, 荷叶边。
verb
scalloped, scalloping
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- with obj. [usu. as adj. scalloped] ornament (an edge or material) with scallops用荷叶边装饰：
a scalloped V-shaped neckline.
饰荷叶边的鸡心领口。
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- cut, shape, or arrange in the form of a scallop shell剪（或做）成扇贝形：
he leaned against the scalloped seat of the limousine.
他靠在豪华轿车的扇贝形座位上。
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- no obj. [usu. as noun scalloping] N. Amer. gather or dredge for scallops〈北美〉采扇贝; 捕捞扇贝。
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- with obj. bake with milk or a sauce（加牛奶或酱汁）烤制：
as adj. scalloped scalloped potatoes.烤土豆。
派生词
scalloper
noun词源
Middle English: shortening of Old French escalope, probably of Germanic origin. The verb dates from the mid 18th cent.