eggshell
- IPA[ˈeɡˌSHel]
美式
- 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
- 釋義
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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.
- a bald man: I told him he was my favourite eggshell blond
Oxford Dictionary
- be extremely cautious about one's words or actions
Oxford Dictionary
- be extremely cautious about one's words or actions
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈɛɡʃɛl]
英式
- 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
