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shale

/ʃeɪl/

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noun

荚，壳，外壳

A shell or husk; a cod or pod.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

页岩

A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.

Examples :

"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。

geology material

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verb

脱壳，剥壳

To take off the shell or coat of.

Examples :

"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。