A conch is a large sea snail with a thick, twisted shell; people also call the empty shell a conch. It lives in warm seas.

A conch is a large sea snailconch是一種大型海螺 with a thick, twisted shell有厚厚扭曲的殼; people also call the empty shell a conch人們也把那個空殼叫做conch. It lives in warm seas它生活在溫暖的海域.

In some places you eat the animal; in others you polish the shell or blow it like a horn — the sound carries a long way.

In some places you eat the animal有些地方的人會吃這種海螺; in others you polish the shell有些地方則會把殼磨亮 or blow it like a horn或當號角一樣吹 — the sound carries a long way——聲音可以傳得很遠.

You will hear two pronunciations: a final k sound (like “conk”) and a ch as in “church.” Both are used.

You will hear two pronunciations你會聽到兩種發音: a final k sound (like "conk")字尾是k音（像"conk"） and a ch as in "church."還有像"church"裡那種ch音. Both are used兩種說法都有人用.

The word was borrowed from Latin concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, a mussel or cockle; a shell-like hollow). It is a doublet of concha, a more technical word for a shell-shaped hollow (for example in the ear).

The word was borrowed from Latin concha這個字借自拉丁文concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, a mussel or cockle; a shell-like hollow)而拉丁文又來自古希臘文κόγχη（kónkhē，貽貝或鳥蛤；殼狀凹處）. It is a doublet of concha它和concha是一對「雙生詞」, a more technical word for a shell-shaped hollow (for example in the ear)concha是比較專業的說法，指殼狀的凹處（例如耳朵裡的）.

Architects have also used conch for a half-dome. Those uses are specialist.

Architects have also used conch for a half-dome建築師也會用conch來指半圓頂. Those uses are specialist這些用法都很專業、少見.

Though actually, English also uses conch as a verb in one factory corner: chocolate makers conch chocolate, working it for hours in a machine so it becomes smooth. That machine was named for a shell-like shape.

Though actually其實, English also uses conch as a verb英文還把conch當動詞用 in one factory corner在工廠裡的一個小角落: chocolate makers conch chocolate巧克力業者會conch巧克力, working it for hours in a machine so it becomes smooth用機器攪拌好幾個小時讓它變得滑順. That machine was named for a shell-like shape這台機器就是因為外型像貝殼而得名.

You will not hear this sense at the beach. For most learners the living word is the sea animal and its shell.

You will not hear this sense at the beach在海邊不會聽到這個意思. For most learners對大多數學習者來說 the living word is the sea animal and its shell這個字活生生的意思就是那種海螺動物和牠的殼.