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1. Oxford Dictionary

   eggshell

   • IPA[ˈɛɡʃɛl]

   英式

   • 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

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. 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
   • ▪ used in similes and metaphors to refer to the fragile nature of something the truck would crush his car like an eggshell
   • 2. (of china) of extreme thinness and delicacy eggshell porcelains
   • 3. a paint that dries with a slight sheen the woodwork was painted in eggshell an eggshell finish