cowries

cowries

美 [ˈkaʊri] 　英 ['kaʊri]

• n.【贝】玛瑙贝
• 网络宝螺；宝贝螺；贝巴

词形变化

复数：cowries  

英汉解释

n.

1. 【贝】玛瑙贝

英英解释

n.	1. a shiny, colored shell of a sea animal, used in the past as money in parts of Africa and Asia

例句

Golden cowries are egg-shaped with a flat base and a narrow opening.

黄金宝螺是一种带有平底型基础和有狭小通道的蛋形结构。

Like other cowries, their shells are smooth and highly polished.

与其他的宝螺相类似，它们的外壳非常光滑，擦亮得很优美。

Besides when will you show your newly-got cowries to us?

还有你的那些新到的宝贝啥是时候见人呀？。