eggshell
- IPA[ˈɛɡʃɛl]
英式
- 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
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
