| 单词 | cowrie |
| 释义 | cowrie noun[C] (alsocowry)uk/ˈkaʊ.ri/us/ˈkaʊr.i/asmallseacreaturewith asoftbodyand abrightlycolouredshell, or theshellitself used in the past asmoneyinpartsofAfricaandsouthernAsia: 宝贝（一种海生贝类动物，壳光滑明亮）；宝贝贝壳（旧时非洲和南亚部分地区用作货币）a cowrieshell宝贝贝壳  Diane Macdonald/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Sea creatures
Examplesofcowriecowrie There are a number ofcowrietypes, many of which are both distinctive and quite localized in origin. From theCambridge English Corpus While this report identifies cattle and salt as items exchanged for captives,cowrieshells were probably more important. From theCambridge English Corpus Cowrieinflation and problems with local monetary structures gave the perfect excuse to colonial merchants and their governments to ban the use of indigenous currencies. From theCambridge English Corpus Desert salt,cowrieshells and other scarce commodities were bartered for captives. From theCambridge English Corpus Conversely, acowrie-poor individual or lineage was unlikely to attain a position of status and power within the village or enter into beneficial relations of alliance with other groups. From theCambridge English Corpus While certain tribes may still use salt andcowrieshells for their transactions, the effective globe is using coins and banknotes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many people throughout history have found (and still find) the very rounded, shiny, porcelain-like shells of cowries pleasing to look at and to handle. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The grave contained a flexed burial and over 200 iron beads, an ostrich eggshell necklace, a perforatedcowrieshell, and iron jewellery. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The ornaments are made of cowries and conch shells. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The eyes are created usingcowrieshells with a bitumen pupil. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Cattle were very important: they were the main means of exchange, alongsidecowrieshells (chisimbi). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the living cowries the mantle is dark brown and may cover the entire shell. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the living cowries mantle and foot are quite developed, with external antennae. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A piece may enter the board on any throw of the cowries and moves to the square corresponding to the throw. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the living cowries the mantle is grey-brown and almost transparent, with long whitish tree-shaped papillae. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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