type of shell, early 15c., from Latin concha "shellfish, mollusk," from Greek konkhe "mussel, shell," from PIE root *konkho-. The name for natives of Florida Keys since at least 1833; the prefered pronunciation there ("kongk") preserves the classical one.
雙語例句
1. Roger took the conch and looked round at them gloomily.
羅杰拿起海螺,神色沮喪地環(huán)顧著大伙兒.
來自辭典例句
2. This toy of voting was almost as pleasing as the conch.
這場選舉的游戲幾乎象海螺那樣令人開心.
來自辭典例句
3. The conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist.
海螺被砸成無數(shù)白色的碎片,不復(fù)存在了.
來自辭典例句
4. Jack clamoured among them, the conch forgotten.
杰克在他們當(dāng)中鼓噪著, 也不記得海螺了.
來自辭典例句
5. His ordinary voice sounded like a whisper after the harsh note of the conch.