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shell /ʃel/ n. | vt. | vi. | a. | phr.
I n.
1. 动物的壳(如贝壳、介壳、鞘翅、蛹壳等)
a crab shell 蟹壳
2. (尤指鸟的)蛋壳
a bit of shell 一小片蛋壳
The three eggs have got cracked shells. 这3只蛋的蛋壳有裂缝。
3. 果壳；荚
the shell of the coconut 椰壳
4. (软体动物或龟的)壳质；壳料；(用作装饰品的)龟壳
an ornament made of shell 壳料饰品
a tortoise shell 装饰龟壳
5. 壳状物；(房屋的)框架，骨架；(建筑物的)壳体；(机器或车身的)外壳；船壳
burn the building to a shell 把大楼烧得只剩个空骨架
6. 锥形小啤酒杯
7. 馅饼皮，糕点外壳，蛋白酥皮壳
8. (无实质的)外表
He lost all interest in life and became a mere shell of a man. 他对生活失去一切兴趣，成了一个空躯壳了。
9. 弹药筒；烟火弹；〈美〉炮弹
a mortar shell 迫击炮弹
10. 地壳；薄硬岩层
11. 【化】【物】(原子)壳层；核内壳层；壳层空间
12. (带壳)软体动物；[shells]有壳的水生动物
13. (狭长的)轻赛艇
14. 内棺；粗制棺材
15. 【建】薄壳(屋顶)；薄壳建筑物；碟形竞技场(或运动场)
16. 〈英〉(某些学校的)中年级；班级；年级(源自威斯敏斯特学校的薄壳建筑)
17. 缄默；矜持；不活跃
18. (剑的)护手
19. 〈美〉(女式)宽松外穿背心
20. 〈诗〉(最初用龟壳制的古希腊的)里拉琴
21. [shells](熟化前的)煅石灰石
22. (已停业但仍在股票交易所报价的)空壳公司
23. 【计】= shell program
II ❶ vt.
1. 剥…的壳
shell nuts (oysters) 剥花生(牡蛎)
2. 为(麦穗等)脱粒；脱(粒)
shell ears of corn 使谷穗脱粒
3. 为(牡蛎养殖场等)铺设贝壳
4. 炮轰；射击
shell a coastal village 炮轰一沿海村庄
The troops were shelled unceasingly. 部队不断地遭到炮击。
5. 【棒】从(对方投手)大量得分
❷ vi.
1. (种子等)脱壳；脱谷
Peanuts shell easily. 花生容易脱壳。
Rye shells in reaping. 黑麦在收割时易脱谷。
2. (壳等)脱落；(金属等)剥落 (off)
3. 采集贝壳
4. 炮击
Eighty naval cruisers shelled simultaneously. 80艘海军巡洋舰同时炮击。
III a.
1. (动物或果实)有壳的
2. 由贝壳组成的；用贝壳装饰的
3. 贝壳状的；薄壳型的
[<OE sciell; 与 ON skel, Goth skalja tile 有关] phr. an old shell 水手 bring sb. out of his shell 使某人不再缄默，使某人开始活跃 We brought him out of his shell by talking about a subject he was interested in. 我们谈论一个他感兴趣的问题，使他活跃起来。come out of one's shell 不再羞怯 (或缄默)，开始活跃 He has to know you for a long time before he really begins to come out of his shell.他非得认识你有很长时间之后才会真正愿意与你攀谈。go (或 retire) into (或 in) one's shell 〈口〉变得缄默，不愿与别人接触 After Mary's mother scolded her, she went into her shell. 玛丽受母亲责备以后变得沉默寡言。shell out 〈口〉1. 送；给 shell out information on sth. 提供某事的消息 2. 交 (款)；付 (款)shell out fifty dollars 交付50美元 The note is due; shell out right off. 票据到期了，这就付钱吧。 |