名詞 oyster:

1. marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
2. edible body of any of numerous oysters
   同義詞：huitre
3. a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl

動詞 oyster:

1. gather oysters, dig oysters

1. Oyster is the only seafood I like; I dislike the rest.
   牡蠣是我唯一喜歡吃的海味; 其余的我都不喜歡。
2. After the damp weather all the drawers became as fast as a Kentish oyster.
   濕季過后所有的抽屜都如肯特郡的牡蠣一般關(guān)得死死的。
3. That oyster closed up its valves.
   那個牡蠣把殼合攏起來。
4. The man is as dumb as an oyster.
   那人極少說話。

oys.ter

n.（名詞）

Any of several edible bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, especially of the generaCrassostrea and Ostrea, that live chiefly in shallow marine waters and have a rough, irregularly shaped shell.
牡蠣：任一種蠣科的可食用的雙殼軟體動物，尤指巨蠣屬 和 牡蠣屬， 主要生活在淺海水中并有堅硬的不規(guī)則形狀的殼
Any of various similar or related bivalve mollusks, such as the pearl oyster.
牡蠣狀雙殼軟體動物：任何各種類似的或有關(guān)的雙殼軟體動物，如珍珠牡蠣
An edible bit of muscle found in the hollow of the pelvic bone of a fowl.
蟲毛狀雞背肉：在家禽的骨盆骨空心內(nèi)發(fā)現(xiàn)的一種少量的可食的肌肉

A special delicacy.
一種特殊的美味佳肴
Something from which benefits may be extracted.
可以從中提獲得利益的事物
Slang A close-mouthed person.
【俚語】 嘴緊的人
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
oys.tered,oys.ter.ing,oys.ters
To gather, dredge for, or raise oysters.
采集、捕撈或養(yǎng)殖牡蠣

來源：
Middle English oistre
中古英語 oistre
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin ostreum, ostrea
源自 拉丁語 ostreum, ostrea
from Greek ostreon * see ost-
源自 希臘語 ostreon *參見 ost-