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scallop

noun
🔊/ˈskɒləp/
🔊/ˈskæləp/
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  1. a shellfish that can be eaten, with two flat round shells that fit together扇贝
    • a scallop shell扇贝壳
    Topics Fish and shellfishc2
  2. any one of a series of small curves cut on the edge of a piece of cloth, pastry, etc. for decoration （织物、糕点等的）扇形饰边；荷叶边
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French escalope, probably of Germanic origin. The verb dates from the mid 18th cent.

scallop

verb
🔊/ˈskɒləp/
🔊/ˈskæləp/
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they scallop
🔊/ˈskɒləp/
🔊/ˈskæləp/
he / she / it scallops
🔊/ˈskɒləps/
🔊/ˈskæləps/
past simple scalloped
🔊/ˈskɒləpt/
🔊/ˈskæləpt/
past participle scalloped
🔊/ˈskɒləpt/
🔊/ˈskæləpt/
-ing form scalloping
🔊/ˈskɒləpɪŋ/
🔊/ˈskæləpɪŋ/
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  1. scallop something to decorate the edge of something with small curves给…加上扇形饰边
    • a scalloped edge扇形边
    Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French escalope, probably of Germanic origin. The verb dates from the mid 18th cent.