Waiter: Clams on half shell, please.

服务员：半个蛤蜊，请用。

youdao

You're Venus in the half shell, right?

想像你是半遮半掩的维纳斯。

youdao

Excuse me, oysters on half shell, Sir.

对不起，半具蚝到，先生。

youdao

"Everyone is half-dead. It does not matter if you shell them because you are shelling a dead body."

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

Wayne Rooney emerged from his first-half shell to bring a first save out of Petr Cech and tested Chelsea's back line with a couple of bursting runs.

BBC: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United

Aquaculture techniques produce more uniform oysters, allowing growers to charge more for them on the half-shell market.

WSJ: Planting Seeds for a Better Oyster Harvest

Tiny scallops, also cooked on the half-shell, are a revelation: sweet and soft, bathed in oil and garlic with flecks of parsley.

BBC: A culinary pilgrimage along the Way of St James