He nubbed the ears—shelling off the small, chaffy kernels at their tips.
他揉揉耳朵——剥掉耳朵尖端的小而焦糊的谷粒。
英语百科
Abalone
Abalone (/ˈæbəloʊniː/ or /ˌæbəˈloʊniː/; via Spanish abulón, from the Rumsen language aulón) is a common name for any of a group of small to very large edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Haliotidae.
Other common names are ear shells, sea ears, and muttonfish or muttonshells in Australia, ormer in Great Britain, and pāua in New Zealand.
近义、反义、联想词
近义词
n.
gastropod, univalve
英英词典
ear shell n.
any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior