英语词汇“eggshell”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Noun

Meals begin with a signature amuse bouche, a playful nod to the restaurant’s name: a smoked egg yolk with seasonal vegetables in a ceramic eggshell on a stone pedestal.

Jay Cheshes, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2022 These scientists have argued that the eggshell is too thin, and the egg size too small, to have been produced by Genyronis.

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 May 2022 There was also a second type of eggshell from an undetermined species that showed signs of cooking during a much narrower time frame.

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 May 2022 Fearing even more electoral backlash, party leaders have instead responded with cautious eggshell-stepping, petrified of alienating voters any further—the political equivalent of playing dead.

Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 18 May 2022 Once an eggshell’s protective coat wears off, the shell becomes porous and absorbs more air.

Susan Selasky, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022 New types of stone and bone tools became common, and people began fashioning and exchanging ostrich eggshell beads.

Elizabeth Sawchuk, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2022 New types of stone and bone tools became common, and people began fashioning and exchanging ostrich eggshell beads.

Elizabeth Sawchuk, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2022 But a study of more than 1,000 fossilized Papua New Guinea eggshell fragments has suggested the birds were deliberately hatched.

Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Apr. 2022

Adjective

His thoughts are contained within four eggshell-white walls, the only connection to the outside world a window above his desk.

Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2022 Let’s try this again: Imagine the color of cream cheese, that off-white, almost yellowish or eggshell white hue that graces our bagels and our cheesecakes in dense, creamy swirls.

SI.com, 20 Oct. 2017 See More

单词	eggshell
释义	eggshell 1 of 2 noun egg·shell ˈeg-ˌshel ˈāg- 1 : the hard exterior covering of an egg 2 : something resembling an eggshell especially in fragility eggshell 2 of 2 adjective 1 : thin and fragile 2 : slightly glossy 3 : yellowish white Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Noun Meals begin with a signature amuse bouche, a playful nod to the restaurant’s name: a smoked egg yolk with seasonal vegetables in a ceramic eggshell on a stone pedestal. Jay Cheshes, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2022 These scientists have argued that the eggshell is too thin, and the egg size too small, to have been produced by Genyronis. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 May 2022 There was also a second type of eggshell from an undetermined species that showed signs of cooking during a much narrower time frame. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 May 2022 Fearing even more electoral backlash, party leaders have instead responded with cautious eggshell-stepping, petrified of alienating voters any further—the political equivalent of playing dead. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 18 May 2022 Once an eggshell’s protective coat wears off, the shell becomes porous and absorbs more air. Susan Selasky, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022 New types of stone and bone tools became common, and people began fashioning and exchanging ostrich eggshell beads. Elizabeth Sawchuk, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2022 New types of stone and bone tools became common, and people began fashioning and exchanging ostrich eggshell beads. Elizabeth Sawchuk, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2022 But a study of more than 1,000 fossilized Papua New Guinea eggshell fragments has suggested the birds were deliberately hatched. Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Apr. 2022 Adjective His thoughts are contained within four eggshell-white walls, the only connection to the outside world a window above his desk. Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2022 Let’s try this again: Imagine the color of cream cheese, that off-white, almost yellowish or eggshell white hue that graces our bagels and our cheesecakes in dense, creamy swirls. SI.com, 20 Oct. 2017 See More Word History First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition eggshell noun egg·shell ˈeg-ˌshel ˈāg- : the shell of an egg Medical Definition eggshell noun egg·shell ˈeg-ˌshel, ˈāg- : the hard exterior covering of an egg eggshell adjective 1 as in friable Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance friable brittle fragile breakable crushable delicate frail sensitive flimsy frangible weak feeble soft tender puny tenuous slight yielding vulnerable susceptible perishable unresistant nonhardy resistless Antonyms & Near Antonyms solid substantial tough durable sound sturdy stiff robust strong stout firm hard resistant hardy rugged flinty hardened unbreakable nonbreakable tempered strengthened infrangible toughened inured See More 2 as in glossy Synonyms & Similar Words glossy satin brushed semigloss glistening rubbed lacquered burnished glazed polished sleek silken satiny lustrous silky varnished semilustrous glassy glittering buffed shining gleaming shellacked slippery slick reflective Antonyms & Near Antonyms flat dull mat lusterless dim matte matt lackluster unvarnished See More
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eggshell

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