Coconuts are protected from being eaten on their travels by having a hard, thick shell.

椰子坚硬的厚壳能够在旅途中保护它们不被吃掉。

But the beetle hardly reacts because it's sure that the wasp's stinger won't be able to penetrate its thick shell.

不过甲虫几乎没反应因为它知道黄蜂的刺没法穿透自己的厚壳。

Needle-sharp claws pried at the crack in the thick black shell, slowly crumbling it, until a nose poked through.

针尖般锋利的爪子撬开厚厚的黑色贝壳上的裂缝，慢慢地将它弄碎， 直到一个鼻子从中探出。

If they can't smell any predators they have no clue. They have no instruction to build big thick strong shells.

如果他们闻不到任何捕食者的气味，他们就毫无头绪。他们没有建造又大又厚的坚固外壳的指示。

Bigger eggs need thicker shells for protection, but if the shell gets too thick, the embryo inside won't get enough oxygen.

较大的鸡蛋需要较厚的壳来保护，但如果壳太厚， 里面的胚胎将无法获得足够的氧气。

Their thick shell, often removed before sale, makes it difficult to tell the ripe nuts from the unripe ones, making the harvesting process more work-intensive and costly.

它们厚重的外壳通常在上市前就被移除，因为厚壳让人难以分辨果实是否成熟，这也导致采收的过程时间更紧迫、成本更高。

The turtle has a thick shell that protects it from its enemies, and other animals have teeth, claws, and horns that they can use to defend themselves.

乌龟有一个厚壳可以保护它免受敌人的伤害，而其他动物则有牙齿、爪子和角可以用来保护自己。

Lichtman: If you clutch ed one in your hands, it would be heavier than a bowling ball , with the shell as thick as a dinner plate.

Lichtman：如果你拿在手里，它比保龄球还重，外壳有餐盘那么厚。

So tempered chocolate in the bowl and we're going to fill the whole mould with your chocolate quite quickly so it doesn't get too thick because the thicker the chocolate, the The thicker the shell.

将温控的巧克力倒入碗中，然后迅速将整个模具填满巧克力，这样它不会变得太厚，因为巧克力越厚，外壳就越厚。