a whelk
whelk 是可数名词，单数前需加冠词 a。
A whelk was hiding under the rock.
一只峨螺藏在岩石下面。
某些可食用海螺,尤指蛾螺科中多种大型海生腹足动物,在欧洲常用作食物。；条纹或标记；脊；鞭痕。；欧洲常食用的大型海螺；沿海和潮间带的大型肉食性海洋腹足动物,具有坚固的蜗牛状壳；酒刺
a large marine snail that is often eaten as food, especially in Europe
某些可食用海螺,尤指蛾螺科中多种大型海生腹足动物,在欧洲常用作食物。
Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.
条纹或标记；脊；鞭痕。
A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.
欧洲常食用的大型海螺
large marine snail much used as food in Europe
沿海和潮间带的大型肉食性海洋腹足动物,具有坚固的蜗牛状壳
large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
We bought some whelks at the fish market and boiled them for dinner.
我们在鱼市买了一些峨螺，煮熟后当晚餐。
用法提示：whelk 这里是可数名词复数 whelks，指可食用的峨螺。
The children found a whelk on the beach and watched it slowly move across the sand.
孩子们在海滩上发现一只峨螺，看着它慢慢爬过沙滩。
用法提示：whelk 是可数名词单数，指海洋中的峨螺这种软体动物。
In the seaside restaurant, the waiter recommended the whelk soup as a local specialty.
在海边餐馆，服务员推荐峨螺汤作为当地特色菜。
用法提示：whelk 用作名词，在句中修饰 soup，表示用峨螺做的汤。
whelk 是可数名词，单数前需加冠词 a。
A whelk was hiding under the rock.
一只峨螺藏在岩石下面。
用“the + 单数名词”可以指整个物种。
The whelk is a large marine snail.
峨螺是一种大型海螺。
表示多个或作为食物时，通常用复数形式 whelks。
We bought some whelks from the fish market.
我们从鱼市场买了一些峨螺。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many whelk in the tide pool.
正确表达There are many whelks in the tide pool.
whelk 是可数名词，表示一只峨螺/海螺；many 后用复数形式，所以需要加 -s。汉语名词没有复数变化，学习者容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw whelk at the beach.
正确表达I saw a whelk at the beach.
whelk 是可数名词单数，不能不带冠词单独使用；这里指在海滩看到一只，因此需要加不定冠词 a。汉语没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉。
whelk 是峨螺/海螺，whelp 是幼犬或幼兽；两者拼写相近，但词义完全不同，不要以为 whelp 是海鲜。
whelk 指较大的峨螺，winkle 常指较小的滨螺/玉黍螺；两者都是可食用的海螺，但种类和大小不同，拼写也接近，容易混用。
whelk 是名词“峨螺”，whelm 是动词“淹没、吞没”；读音接近（-lk 对 -lm），但词性和含义完全不同。
普通峨螺
The common whelk is a popular seafood in the UK.
普通峨螺是英国受欢迎的海鲜。
峨螺壳
She kept a whelk shell on the shelf.
她把一个峨螺壳放在架子上。
煮峨螺
Boiled whelks are often sold at seaside stands.
海边小摊通常出售煮峨螺。
峨螺捕捞
Whelk fishing is important for the local economy.
峨螺捕捞对当地经济很重要。
峨螺肉
Whelk meat is a chewy delicacy.
峨螺肉是一种有嚼劲的美食。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.