cockle
n.海扇类,海扇壳,小舟,麦仙翁 vi.弄皱,折皱,起皱 vt.使皱
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动词过去式:cockled 过去分词:cockled 现在分词:cockling 第三人称单数:cockles
cockle
/'kɒkl; `kɑkl/
n
1 (a) small edible shellfish 鸟蛤(可食的小蛤).
(b) its shell 鸟蛤壳.
2 (also `cockle-shell) small shallow boat 浅底小船.
3 (idm 习语) warm the cockles => warm2.
cockle
n[C][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;Origin: coquille
'shell', from
Latin conchylia, from
Greek, from konche;
CONCH]
a common European
shellfish that is used for food
warm the cockles of sb's heartespecially BrE to make someone feel happy and full of good feelings towards other people
Seeing her new baby just warms the cockles of your heart.