an edible bivalve mollusc with a ribbed fan-shaped shell. Scallops swim by rapidly opening and closing the shell valves 扇贝
Family Pectinidae: Chlamys, Pecten, and other genera 扇贝科: 栉孔扇贝属,扇贝属及其他属 ■short for scallop shell scallop shell的简称 ■a small pan or dish shaped like a scallop shell and used for baking or serving food 扇贝壳状盘碟;浅平锅
(一般作 scallops)each of a series of convex rounded projections forming an ornamental edging cut in material or worked in lace or knitting in imitation of the edge of a scallop shell 扇(贝壳)形边,荷叶边
another term for escalope 同 escalope
(scalloped, scalloping)
[with obj.][usu. as adj. scalloped]ornament (an edge or material) with scallops 用荷叶边装饰 a scalloped V-shaped neckline. 饰荷叶边的鸡心领口。 ■cut, shape, or arrange in the form of a scallop shell 剪(或做)成扇贝形 he leaned against the scalloped seat of the limousine. 他靠在豪华轿车的扇贝形座位上。
[no obj.][usu. asnoun scalloping](N. Amer.)gather or dredge for scallops (北美)采扇贝;捕捞扇贝
[with obj.]bake with milk or a sauce (加牛奶或酱汁)烤制 [as adj. scalloped]scalloped potatoes. 烤土豆。
派生 scalloper noun 语源
Middle English: shortening of Old French escalope, probably of Germanic origin. The verb dates from the mid 18th cent