conch

conch

英 [kɒŋk; kɒn(t)ʃ]
　　美 [kɔŋk; kɔn(t)ʃ]

n. 貝殼；海螺殼

中文詞源：

conch 海螺

來自拉丁詞concha, 海螺，蛤蜊。擬聲詞，模仿吹海螺的聲音。

例句：

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.

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.

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,不復存在瞭.

4. Jack clamoured among them, the conch forgotten.
傑克在他們當中鼓噪著, 也不記得海螺瞭.

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.