noun🔗Share荚,壳,外壳 A shell or husk; a cod or pod."The child carefully opened the shale of the peanut to reveal the nuts inside. "孩子小心地剥开花生荚,露出了里面的花生仁。plantpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share页岩 A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure."The hillside was made of shale, and small, flat pieces easily broke off when we climbed it. "那座山坡是由页岩构成的,我们攀爬时,很容易掰下来一些薄薄的、扁平的碎块。geologymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share脱壳,剥壳 To take off the shell or coat of."I had to shale the peas before I could cook them for dinner. "我必须先把这些豌豆剥壳,才能做晚饭。actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading