oyster n. 1.蠔,牡蠣。 2.雞背肉。 3.〔俚語〕極少開口的人。 4.可以從中取得個人好處的東西。 an oyster of a man 極少開口的人。 as close as an oyster 嘴緊得很,不會漏話。 as dumb as an oyster 極少說話。 The world is sb.'s oyster . 人生最得意[最有前途]的時刻。 oyster bank [bed, farm, field] 牡蠣塘,養牡蠣場。
Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States 同義詞:salsify, vegetable oyster, Tragopogon porrifolius,