cockle1
KK: [ˈkɑkḷ]
DJ: [ˈkɒkl]
n.[C]
- 【動】鳥蛤
- 鳥蛤殼
- 皺紋，摺皺
vt.
- 使起皺
vi.
- 起皺
片語
warm the cockles of sb.'s/the heart
- 使人內心感到高興
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It
warms the cockles of my heart when I hear the old song.
聽到這首舊歌使我深感溫馨。
cockle1
n.
- an edible burrowing bivalve mollusc with a strong ribbed shell.
[Genus Cardium.]
-
(also cockleshell)
literary a small shallow boat.
Phrase
- warm the cockles of one's heart
give one a comforting feeling of contentment.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. coquille ‘shell’, based on Gk konkhulion, from konkhē ‘conch’.
cockle2
v.
(of paper) wrinkle or pucker.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. coquiller ‘blister (bread in cooking)’, from coquille (see cockle1).
