also egg-shell, early 15c., from egg (n.) + shell (n.). It displaced ay-schelle (Old English ?gscill), from the native word for "egg." As a color term, from 1894. Emblematic of "thin and delicate" from 1835; the figure of treading on eggshells "to move cautiously" is attested by 1734.
雙語例句
1. Over time, the protein in the eggshell breaks down into its constituent amino acids.
時(shí)間久了，蛋殼中的蛋白質(zhì)就會(huì)分解為其構(gòu)成成分氨基酸。
來自柯林斯例句
2. " When the goose is in the eggshell there is no bone, "
“ 當(dāng)鵝還在蛋殼里的時(shí)候,沒有骨頭. ”
來自英漢非文學(xué) - 民俗
3. The walls had been painted an eggshell white.
墻面用蛋殼漆刷成了白色。
來自辭典例句
4. He, through the Internet, found a supply of ostrich eggshell channels.
他通過互聯(lián)網(wǎng), 找到了一條供應(yīng)鴕鳥蛋殼的渠道.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Just as mine Ming - Lee's room was painted soft eggshell white.