mussels

IPA/ˈmʌs.əl/
KK[mˈʌsəlz]IPA/ˈmʌs.əl/

mussels — 名詞

  • musselssingular
  • musselsesplural

1. a sea animal whose body is protected by two dark-coloured shell halves that snap

1.名詞B1
釋義

淡菜；貽貝

一種黑色雙殼海產貝類

a sea animal whose body is protected by two dark-coloured shell halves that snap shut. Mussels attach themselves to rocks near coasts and are widely gathered as food — commonly steamed in wine with garlic or served in a pot with a savoury broth.

例句

At the seaside market, Renata bought two bags of fresh mussels for the dinner party.

在海邊的市場，Renata 買了兩袋新鮮的淡菜準備辦晚餐聚會。

fresh mussels — common adjective for seafood quality

Vivek steamed the mussels with white wine, garlic, and a handful of parsley.

Vivek 用白酒、大蒜和一把歐芹蒸了那些淡菜。

steam + mussels + wine — typical cooking pattern

同義詞
  • clams

    also bivalve mollusks with two shells, but clams have rounder, thicker shells and live buried in sand rather than attached to rocks

  • oysters

    different shellfish with rougher, irregular shells; oysters are more often eaten raw and can produce pearls

  • scallops

    have fan-shaped shells with ridges; the edible part is the large white muscle, while mussels are eaten whole

文法句型

always used in plural form

often used with cooking verbs: cook/steam/serve + mussels

用法筆記

Mussels are almost always referred to in the plural. The singular form (a mussel) is used mainly when talking about one individual shell or one piece of meat, e.g., 'There was a single mussel left in the pot.'

常見錯誤

❌The mussel in this pot tastes very fresh.
✅The mussels in this pot taste very fresh.
💡Mussels are almost always plural when referring to them as food or as a group of creatures; using the singular for a whole batch sounds unnatural.
❌I don't like mussel.
✅I don't like mussels.
💡When talking about a type of food in general, always use the plural form.