Word · Frequency #23130
winkle
滨螺；滨螺壳
a periwinkle or its shell
- 1.
A periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae.
玉黍螺或其壳,属于玉黍螺科
- 2.
Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, especially, in the United States, either of two species Busycotypus canaliculatus or Busycon carica.
各种海洋螺旋腹足类动物,尤其是美国的两种海螺
蛾螺；海螺；玉黍螺或其壳,属于玉黍螺科；各种海洋螺旋腹足类动物,尤其是美国的两种海螺；滨螺；食用螺
In use
We found a small winkle clinging to a rock in the tidal pool.
The children collected winkles in a bucket and then returned them to the sea.
My grandmother used to eat winkles with vinegar and bread.
Connections
Collocations
- edible winkle
- 食用滨螺
- The edible winkle is a common sight on European coasts.食用滨螺在欧洲海岸很常见。
- winkle shell
- 滨螺壳
- She collected a smooth winkle shell from the beach.她从海滩上捡了一个光滑的滨螺壳。
- gather winkles
- 采集滨螺
- Families used to gather winkles at low tide.过去，人们常在退潮时采集滨螺。
- pick winkles
- 用针挑食滨螺
- They sat on the rocks and picked winkles with a pin.他们坐在岩石上，用针挑出滨螺肉。
- a bag of winkles
- 一袋滨螺
- He bought a bag of winkles from the stall.他从摊位买了一袋滨螺。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：winkle 听起来像 wink（眨眼）+ -le，想象一只小海螺在壳里对你眨眼睛，帮记“滨螺、海螺”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：UK seaside food stalls and seafood shops、marine biology / shellfish guides 该词作名词时通常指小型海螺（滨螺），在英国多用于日常谈论海边小吃或海鲜的场合；在美式英语或较书面化的海洋生物资料中，则比较常见于指称蛾螺等海螺。整体语域介于日常用语和书面用语之间，具体正式程度需看上下文。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Tinkle, crinkle, wrinkle, sprinkle, and twinkle rhyme with winkle: all end in the stressed sound /ɪŋkəl/. Periwinkle is a lookalike with the same spelling chunk -winkle, but it is not a rhyme because the stress is on the first syllable (/ˈperɪˌwɪŋkəl/), not on the -winkle part.
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。
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