"oyster" in Chinese (Traditional)
牡蠣生蠔
Definition
牡蠣是一種有堅硬外殼的海洋貝類。牡蠣常被作為食物食用，也有些牡蠣能產生珍珠。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多用來指可食用的海洋貝類。在美食領域很常見，可以生喫也可以熟食。英文中的 'the world is your oyster' 比喻機會很多。
Examples
He ate a fresh oyster at the restaurant.
他在餐廳喫了一隻新鮮的**牡蠣**。
Oysters can make pearls inside their shells.
**牡蠣**能在殼裡產生珍珠。
An oyster lives in salt water.
**牡蠣**生活在鹹水中。
I've never tried raw oyster before—what does it taste like?
我以前從沒喫過生的**牡蠣**——是什麼味道？
They served grilled oysters at the party last night.
昨晚派對上他們烤了**牡蠣**。
'The world is your oyster,' my teacher told me when I graduated.
「世界是你的**牡蠣**，」我畢業時老師這樣告訴我。