also egg-shell, early 15c., from egg (n.) + shell (n.). It displaced ay-schelle (Old English ægscill), from the native word for "egg." As a color term, from 1894. Emblematic of "thin and delicate" from 1835; the figure of treading on eggshells "to move cautiously" is attested by 1734.
双语例句
1. Over time, the protein in the eggshell breaks down into its constituent amino acids.
时间久了，蛋壳中的蛋白质就会分解为其构成成分氨基酸。
来自柯林斯例句
2. " When the goose is in the eggshell there is no bone, "
“ 当鹅还在蛋壳里的时候,没有骨头. ”
来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
3. The walls had been painted an eggshell white.
墙面用蛋壳漆刷成了白色。
来自辞典例句
4. He, through the Internet, found a supply of ostrich eggshell channels.
他通过互联网, 找到了一条供应鸵鸟蛋壳的渠道.
来自互联网
5. Just as mine Ming - Lee's room was painted soft eggshell white.
