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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。
峨螺；海螺
whelks — plural of whelk
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
峨螺；海螺
a large marine snail that is often eaten as food, especially in Europe
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
There are many whelk in the tide pool.
Use this
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。
Not this
I saw whelk at the beach.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
Use whelks naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.