oyster

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  • n.【无脊椎】牡蛎；鸡背肉；极少开口的人；〈俚〉守秘密的人
  • Web蚝；生蚝；蚝式
Plural Form：oysters  

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Oyster
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1.
牡蛎；蚝a large flat shellfish . Some types of oyster can be eaten and others produce shiny white jewels called pearls .
Oyster beds, on the mudflats, are a form of fish farming.
滩涂牡蛎养殖场是一种水产养殖方式。

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AllAll,牡蛎牡蛎,鸡背肉鸡背肉,极少开口的人极少开口的人,〈俚〉守秘密的人〈俚〉守秘密的人,蚝蚝,生蚝生蚝,蚝式蚝式
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1.
The oyster is usually ambisexual. It begins life as a male and becomes a female. It may go back and forth many times.
牡蛎是双性的。它们先由男性变为女性，然后再变回男性，一生中还会来回变好多次呢。
mǔ lì shì shuāng xìng de 。 tā men xiān yóu nán xìng biàn wéi nǚ xìng , rán hòu zài biàn huí nán xìng , yì shēng zhōng hái huì lái huí biàn hǎo duō cì ne 。
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2.
The writer: I've looked at the oyster, and I'd like to buy it. (to Clay) How much do you want for it?
作家：我已经看过那牡蛎，想买下来。（对克莱）你要多少钱？。
zuò jiā : wǒ yǐ jīng kàn guò nà mǔ lì , xiǎng mǎi xià lái 。 ( duì kè lái ) nǐ yào duō shao qián ? 。
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3.
I realize now that this world I'm living in is not my oyster to be opened but my opportunity to be grasped.
现在我终于明白，我生活着的这个世界不是等待我去打开的一扇牡蛎，而是需要我去抓住的一个机会。
xiàn zài wǒ zhōng yú míng bái , wǒ shēng huó zhe de zhè ge shì jiè bú shì děng dài wǒ qù dǎ kāi de yī shàn mǔ lì , ér shì xū yào wǒ qù zhuā zhù de yī gè jī huì 。
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4.
In New Jersey, the Oyster Creek nuclear plant, just a few miles from the coast, shut down as a precaution as Irene closed in.
在新泽西州，离海岸仅几英里的牡蛎溪核电厂在艾琳靠近时出于谨慎已经关停。
zài xīn zé xī zhōu , lí hǎi àn jǐn jǐ yīng lǐ de mǔ lì xī hé diàn chǎng zài ài lín kào jìn shí chū yú jǐn shèn yǐ jīng guān tíng 。
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5.
Dow Chemical Co. also confirmed it had a two-week phenol shutdown at its plant in Oyster Creek, Texas, earlier this year.
道化学公司也证实说，今年初，他们在德克萨斯的工厂也有过两周的碳酸断供。
dào huà xué gōng sī yě zhèng shí shuō , jīn nián chū , tā men zài dé kè sà sī de gōng chǎng yě yǒu guò liǎng zhōu de tàn suān duàn gōng 。
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6.
After he obtains an oyster, he rises to the surface, clutching it "in his torn and bleeding hands. "
等找到之后，他就浮出水面，用「那双血迹斑斑的手」紧抓著牡蛎。
děng zhǎo dào zhī hòu , tā jiù fú chū shuǐ miàn , yòng 「 nà shuāng xuè jì bān bān de shǒu 」 jǐn zhuā zhù mǔ lì 。
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7.
With a pure heart devoted to God and with the promises to your lover to be true and loving the world will be your oyster.
有一颗纯净的深爱上帝的心，对爱人的承诺，对世界的爱是你的牡蛎。
yǒu yī kē chún jìng de shēn ài shàng dì de xīn , duì ài rén de chéng nuò , duì shì jiè de ài shì nǐ de mǔ lì 。
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8.
Most chefs cut through this and turn the oyster over but I prefer to leave this to the customer.
大部分厨师喜欢将这部分的肌肉完全切断，但是呢我更倾向于将这个状态的牡蛎完全留给顾客。
dà bù fen chú shī xǐ huan jiāng zhè bù fen de jī ròu wán quán qiē duàn , dàn shì ne wǒ gèng qīng xiàng yú jiāng zhè ge zhuàng tài de mǔ lì wán quán liú gěi gù kè 。
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9.
His aomori abalone was the most Chinese of all his dishes, very tender, almost melting with a light glaze of oyster sauce.
他做的青森鲍鱼是所有菜中最有中国味的，嫩得几乎能与那层薄薄的耗油融在一起。
tā zuò de qīng sēn bào yú shì suǒ yǒu cài zhōng zuì yǒu zhōng guó wèi de , nèn de jī hū néng yǔ nà céng báo báo de hào yóu róng zài yì qǐ 。
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10.
They recycled oyster shells in a remote coastal village into a million-yuan business and won an international organization's top award.
他们从一个偏远的沿海村庄回收海蛎壳，然后将其变成一项百万元的生意，并获得了由国际团体颁发的最高奖项。
tā men cóng yī gè piān yuǎn de yán hǎi cūn zhuāng huí shōu hǎi lì ké , rán hòu jiāng qí biàn chéng yī xiàng bǎi wàn yuán de shēng yì , bìng huò dé le yóu guó jì tuán tǐ bān fā de zuì gāo jiǎng xiàng 。
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