Word · Frequency #27982
whelk
峨螺；海螺
a large marine snail that is often eaten as food, especially in Europe
- 1.
Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food 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。
- 2.
A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.
条纹或标记；脊；鞭痕。
- 3.
large marine snail much used as food in Europe
欧洲常食用的大型海螺
- 4.
large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
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
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
In use
We bought some whelks at the fish market and boiled them for dinner.
The children found a whelk on the beach and watched it slowly move across the sand.
In the seaside restaurant, the waiter recommended the whelk soup as a local specialty.
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。
the whelk
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。
whelks
表示多个或作为食物时，通常用复数形式 whelks。
Connections
Collocations
- common whelk
- 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。
- whelk shell
- 峨螺壳
- She kept a whelk shell on the shelf.她把一个峨螺壳放在架子上。
- boiled whelks
- 煮峨螺
- Boiled whelks are often sold at seaside stands.海边小摊通常出售煮峨螺。
- whelk fishing
- 峨螺捕捞
- Whelk fishing is important for the local economy.峨螺捕捞对当地经济很重要。
- whelk meat
- 峨螺肉
- Whelk meat is a chewy delicacy.峨螺肉是一种有嚼劲的美食。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
whelk 有‘酒刺’和‘峨螺’两义：想象脸上冒出一颗像小螺壳的酒刺，画面越怪记得越牢。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：动物学资料、海鲜餐馆菜单、海滨市场 该词作名词指一种大型海螺，通常用于海鲜或餐饮语境，也常见于动物学介绍；日常口语中不算常用，比较常见于菜单、烹饪书或科普说明文字。
Pronunciation & Spelling
whelk（读音 /hwɛlk/）与 elk /ɛlk/ 押韵（重读元音及之后部分相同）。wheel、whale、when、where、whisk 虽都以 wh- 开头，但发音各不相同，不能按拼写类推：wheel 读 /wiːl/，whale 读 /weɪl/，when 和 where 的元音是 /ɛ/，但结尾辅音不同，whisk 读 /wɪsk/。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.