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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   eggshell

   • IPA[ˈeɡˌSHel]

   美式

   • n.
     the thin, hard outer layer of an egg, especially a hen's egg.；used in similes and metaphors to refer to the fragile nature of something

   • noun: eggshell, plural noun: eggshells

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the thin, hard outer layer of an egg, especially a hen's egg.
   • ▪ used in similes and metaphors to refer to the fragile nature of something the truck would crush his car like an eggshell
   • ▪ an oil-based paint that dries with a slight sheen the woodwork was painted in eggshell an eggshell finish
   • ▪ (of china) of extreme thinness and delicacy eggshell porcelains
   • ▪ a pale yellowish-white color.

   eggshell blond

   • n.
     a bald man: I told him he was my favourite eggshell blond

   Oxford Dictionary

   walk on eggshells

   • ph.
     be extremely cautious about one's words or actions

   Oxford Dictionary

   walk on eggshells

   • ph.
     be extremely cautious about one's words or actions

   Oxford American Dictionary

3. • 更多解釋

   eggshell

   • IPA[ˈɛɡʃɛl]

   英式

   • n.
     the thin, hard outer layer of an egg, especially a hen's egg: Emily was peeling off her eggshell pieces of eggshell are being examined to study possible contamination

   Oxford Dictionary