conch

• n. 貝殼；海螺殼

來自拉丁詞concha, 海螺，蛤蜊。擬聲詞，模仿吹海螺的聲音。

conch (n.)

type of shell, early 15c., from Latin concha "shellfish, mollusk," from Greek konkhe "mussel, shell," from PIE root *konkho-. The name for natives of Florida Keys since at least 1833; the prefered pronunciation there ("kongk") preserves the classical one.

1. Roger took the conch and looked round at them gloomily.

羅傑拿起海螺,神色沮喪地環顧著大夥兒.

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2. This toy of voting was almost as pleasing as the conch.

這場選舉的遊戲幾乎象海螺那樣令人開心.

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3. The conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist.

海螺被砸成無數白色的碎片,不複存在了.

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4. Jack clamoured among them, the conch forgotten.

傑克在他們當中鼓噪著, 也不記得海螺了.

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5. His ordinary voice sounded like a whisper after the harsh note of the conch.

聽過海螺刺耳的聲音後,他那平常的講話再聽起來就象是悄聲細雨.

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