seashell
seashell — 名詞
1. the hard, hollow outer casing left behind by a tiny sea creature such as a clam
貝殼
小型海洋生物的硬殼
the hard, hollow outer casing left behind by a tiny sea creature such as a clam or snail, often found on the beach after the animal has died
Lauren picked up a pink seashell and held it up to her ear.
Lauren 撿起一個粉紅色的貝殼，湊到耳邊聽。
verb + seashell: pick up, hold up
The children collected seashells along the shore during low tide.
孩子們在退潮時沿著海灘收集貝殼。
collocation: collect seashells
A small crab crawled out from under a broken seashell on the wet sand.
一隻小螃蟹從溼沙灘上的一個破貝殼底下爬了出來。
Feng's grandmother keeps a jar of colourful seashells on her kitchen shelf.
Feng 的奶奶在廚房架子上放了一罐色彩繽紛的貝殼。
These tiny seashells are often washed ashore after a big storm.
這些小貝殼常常在暴風雨後被沖到岸上。
用法筆記
Commonly used in craft contexts (jewellery, decorations) and as a countable noun: 'a seashell', 'some seashells', 'thousands of seashells'.