"barnacles" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 藤壶

Definition

藤壶是一种小型海洋动物，有坚硬的壳，会附着在岩石、船只或水下其他表面。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用复数'barnacles'，常在海边或海里的岩石、船只上见到。在英语中，有时可以比喻形容难以摆脱的事物。不要与'贻贝'或'牡蛎'混淆。

Examples

There are many barnacles on the boat's hull.

船底有许多**藤壶**。

Barnacles usually live in the ocean.

**藤壶**通常生活在海洋中。

Fishermen clean barnacles off their boats.

渔民会清理船上的**藤壶**。

That rock is completely covered in barnacles.

那块岩石上全是**藤壶**。

After months at sea, our ship came back with barnacles stuck everywhere.

在海上漂了几个月后，我们的船回来时到处都粘着**藤壶**。

Old sailors say 'friends who stick around are like barnacles on a ship.'

老水手常说，‘一直陪伴的朋友就像船上的**藤壶**。’