Word · Frequency #19179
shellfish
贝类海鲜；甲壳类海鲜
meat of an edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
- 1.
A fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an inner or outer shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.
渔业及口语术语,指有内壳或外壳的水生无脊椎动物,如软体动物或甲壳动物,尤指可食用的
- 2.
meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
可食用的水生有壳无脊椎动物的肉(尤其是软体动物或甲壳类动物)
- 3.
A culinary and nutritional term for several groups of non-piscine, non-tetrapod, aquatic animals that are used as a food source. The term often exclusively refers to edible aquatic crustaceans, bivalve mollusks and cephalopod mollusks; but sometimes echinoderms may be included as well.
烹饪和营养学术语,指用作食物的非鱼类、非四足类水生动物,通常仅指可食用的水生甲壳类、双壳类和头足类软体动物,有时也包括棘皮动物
- 4.
invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
通常有壳包裹的软体无节动物
渔业及口语术语,指有内壳或外壳的水生无脊椎动物,如软体动物或甲壳动物,尤指可食用的；可食用的水生有壳无脊椎动物的肉(尤其是软体动物或甲壳类动物)；烹饪和营养学术语,指用作食物的非鱼类、非四足类水生动物,通常仅指可食用的水生甲壳类、双壳类和头足类软体动物,有时也包括棘皮动物；通常有壳包裹的软体无节动物；贝
In use
I ordered grilled shellfish at the seaside restaurant.
Some people are allergic to shellfish, so they avoid shrimp and crab.
The menu says the soup contains shellfish, so I asked for a different one.
a type of shellfish
type/kind 后接 of + 名词，表示“一种……”。
Oysters are a type of shellfish.
牡蛎是一种贝类。
be allergic to shellfish
be allergic to 表示“对……过敏”，后接名词或代词。
She is allergic to shellfish, so she never orders seafood.
她对贝类过敏，所以从不点海鲜。
shellfish + noun
shellfish 可直接放在另一名词前作定语，如 shellfish soup（贝类汤）。
Connections
Collocations
- shellfish allergy
- 贝类过敏
- Her shellfish allergy means she always asks about the ingredients.她对贝类过敏，所以总是询问食材成分。
- raw shellfish
- 生贝类
- Raw shellfish can carry bacteria if it is not stored properly.生贝类如果储存不当可能携带细菌。
- shellfish soup
- 贝类汤
- This restaurant is famous for its spicy shellfish soup.这家餐厅以香辣贝类汤闻名。
- shellfish poisoning
- 贝类中毒
- Toxin levels in the water can cause shellfish poisoning.水中的毒素水平可能导致贝类中毒。
- shellfish platter
- 贝类拼盘
- They ordered a large shellfish platter to share.他们点了一大份贝类拼盘分享。
- shellfish farming
Learner notes
Memory Tip
贝壳（shell）里藏的不是鱼（fish），而是虾蟹贝类。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：餐厅菜单、生物课程、饮食禁忌 “shellfish” 是中性常用词，通常指带壳的水生动物（如贝类、甲壳类），多用于饮食、菜单或生物讨论中，文体上没有明显的正式或随意倾向。
Grammar Note
作为食物时通常不可数；指水生有壳动物或不同种类时可数，复数可用 shellfishes。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 shellfish /ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ/ 的发音对比：fish、dish、wish、swish 都以 /ɪʃ/ 结尾，与后半部分 -fish 押韵；shell 与前半部分 shell- 的拼写和读音相同；selfish /ˈsɛlfɪʃ/ 与 shellfish 押韵，但开头是 /s/ 而非 /ʃ/，拼写也仅差一个 h，注意区分。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.