单词 | hulk |
释义 | hulkWord family nounhulkadjectivehulking Waterhulk /hʌlk/ noun [countableC] 1 TALL PERSONa large heavy person or thing 身材庞大的人;庞然大物;笨重的人[物] a hulk of a man 壮汉 2. TTWthe main part of an old ship, vehicle etc that has decayed or been destroyed 〔旧船、旧车等的〕残骸 Examples from the Corpus hulk• After ten or twelve tries, I was all worn out, a spent and battered hulk.• She gazed down at the London horizon, its tranquillity pierced by hulks of office buildings.• Beyond the stadium were the corroding hulks of the Bronx.• You could write a story about each hulk in their great yard.• Loyal subjects of the Imperium always feared hulks.• The rusty hulks of old tractors sit on the hill. (1000-1100) Medieval Latin holcas, from Greek, from helkein “to pull” |
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