English Dictionary

addle

/ˈæ.dəl/

verb

To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle / To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.

The heat and humidity can addle your brain.

意味（1）

To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle

Their eggs were addled.

意味（2）

To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.

The term shocking or addling trout and salmon eggs is applied to the process of turning the infertile eggs white so they can be separated from the fertile ones. Actually, this amounts to nothing more than agitating the eggs enough to rupture the yolk membrane in the infertile eggs, which causes them to turn white.