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n.(名词)Any of various bivalve mollusks of the family Cardiidae, having rounded or heart-shaped shells with radiating ribs.鸟蛤:鸟蛤科双壳类软体动物,有放射状翅脉的圆的或心形外壳The shell of a cockle.鸟蛤的外壳A wrinkle; a pucker.皱纹;皱褶Nautical A cockleshell.【航海】 轻舟v.intr.tr.(不及物动词和及物动词)cock.led,cock.ling,cock.les To become or cause to become wrinkled or puckered.使褶皱:成为或使成为皱起来或起皱的
<习惯用语>cockles of (one`s) heart
One`s innermost feelings:某人最内心的感情:例句:The valentine warmed the cockles of my heart.情人使我心里喜欢
习惯用语>来源:Middle English cokel 中古英语 cokel from Old French coquille [shell] 源自 古法语 coquille [外壳] from Vulgar Latin *cochillia 源自 俗拉丁语 *cochillia from Latin conchyllium 源自 拉丁语 conchyllium from Greek konkhulion [diminutive of] konkhô [mussel] 源自 希腊语 konkhulion [] konkhô的小后缀 [贻贝]
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n.(名词)Any of several weedy plants, especially the corn cockle.麦仙翁:一种似杂草的植物,尤指麦仙翁
来源:Middle English cokkel 中古英语 cokkel from Old English coccel 源自 古英语 coccel from Medieval Latin *cocculus 源自 中世纪拉丁语 *cocculus diminutive of Latin coccus [kermes berry] 拉丁语 coccus的小后缀 [胭脂虫卵] from Greek kokkos 源自 希腊语 kokkos