Some chimpanzees, for example, are known to bang nuts on stones, in order to break the shell and get at the edible kernel inside.

例如，人们知道有些黑猩猩会把坚果砸到石头上，以便敲开坚果壳，吃到里面的的果仁。

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It appears that the shell has to crack open or break down somewhat to allow the seed to soak up water.

看来，为了让种子吸收水分，种子的外壳必须裂开或破裂。

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To break open the eggs tap them gently on the counter until there's a small dent in the shell.

在台上轻敲鸡蛋，直至在蛋壳上出现出现小凹陷。

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Gloucester went off the field for the break completely shell shocked but they gave themselves a glimmer of hope with Walker's third penalty on 43 minutes.

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Chair of the committee Helen Mary Jones AM raised concerns over the soft ring fencing of money which she compared to a soft boiled egg which "hangs together until you break the shell".

BBC: Children and Young People Committee

I'm trying to break that shell open occasionally.

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