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Weapons, Biology
shell1 /ʃel/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countableC] 1 
a) the hard outer part that covers and protects an egg, nut, or seed 〔禽蛋、坚果、种子的〕壳
Never buy eggs with cracked shells.
千万不要买破壳的蛋。
peanuts roasted in their shells
带壳的烤花生
b) the hard protective covering of an animal such as a snail, mussel, or crab 〔蜗牛、贻贝或螃蟹的〕壳；贝壳
a snail shell
蜗牛壳
The children were collecting shells on the beach.
→ seashell 孩子们在海滩上捡贝壳。
2 PMWa metal container, like a large bullet, which is full of an explosive substance and is fired from a large gun 炮弹
We ran for cover as shells dropped all around us.
周围炮弹四处飞落，我们奔跑着寻找地方躲避。
an exploding mortar shell
一枚爆炸的迫击炮弹
3. especially American EnglishAmEPMW a metal tube containing a bullet and an explosive substance 弹夹；弹药筒 SYN cartridge
4 TTBBUILDthe outside structure of something, especially the part of a building that remains when the rest of it has been destroyed 〔尤指建筑物遭破坏后剩下的〕空壳，空架子
shell of
the burnt-out shell of a nightclub
一家夜总会烧毁后剩下的空架子
5 out of your shell SHY#becoming less shy and more confident and willing to talk to people 不再羞怯，愿意与人攀谈，开始活跃起来
I had hoped that university would bring him out of his shell.
我原来希望大学生活能够使他胆子大一点。
She’s started to come out of her shell a little.
她开始放开了一点。
Examples from the Corpus
out of your shell• Middleschoolers, their teachers tell me, are as endearing as chicks just pecking out of their shells.• Mones, for example, began peeking out of his shell of mortification.
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shell• A shell had exploded in the body of one of them, tearing it to pieces; others were torn and wounded.• It is decorated with electric patterns of beads and shells and rests on wooden runners.• clam shells• Throw away any eggs with cracked shells.• Despite their hardy shells they are delicate fishes and easily injured.• The turtle poked its head out of its shell.• Rebels fired mortar shells directly into the town square.• a parka with a waterproof nylon shell• Most buildings in the area are just burned-out shells.• Pour the mixture into a prepared pie shell and bake at 375° for 45 minutes.• Pour into two pie shells and bake for 15 minutes.• Before knives and scissors were imported, they used a sharp shell.• shotgun shells• Gunmen pumped dozens of rounds into Gutierrez, and more than 120 spent shells were found on the pavement, Anaya said.• taco shells• Rain falls through the shell of the echoing house.
mortar shell• Unlike the solid cannon ball a mortar shell is hollow and filled with gunpowder.• Hundreds of bullets were let loose - followed by tear-gas and even mortar shells - as protesters were cut down without mercy.• The exploding mortar shell has a strength of 7.• Rifle grenades, land mines, dynamite, antitank guns, mortar shells.• Another bizarre idea thought up by a general was drop-ping mortar shells from a helicopter.• A well placed mortar shell can therefore kill a great many victims at once.• The crew light the fuse before dropping the mortar shell into the mortar.• The mortar shell explodes before it is fired.
Military, Cooking, Weapons
shell2 ●○○ verb [transitiveT] 1 PMSHOOTto fire shells from large guns at something 炮轰
The army has been shelling the town since yesterday.
► see thesaurus at shoot 军队从昨天开始就在炮轰这座镇子。
2 DFCto remove something such as beans or nuts from a shell or pod 剥去〔豆荚、坚果等〕的壳
Josie was shelling peas in the kitchen.
乔茜在厨房里剥豆子。
3 shell out (something) phrasal verbphr v informal PAY FORto pay a lot of money for something, especially unwillingly 〔尤指不情愿地〕花大价钱，付大笔钱
If you want the repairs done right, you’ll have to shell out at least $800.
如果你想好好修，至少得花 800 美元。
for
She ended up shelling out for two rooms.
结果两个房间花了她一大笔钱。
Examples from the Corpus
shell out • Not wanting to shell out £1500 to £2500 for a replacement, he started looking around for a solution.• They had difficulties in re-paying, he took their benefit book, and they ended up shelling out £450.• He shelled out another $ 200.• But how readily will they shell out hundreds for a similar-sized piece of software?• We were expected to put our hands in our pockets and shell out regardless of whether or not we were getting value for money.• And for this sort of performance, local taxpayers shell out roughly $ 360,000 a year.
shell for• I was shelling out Pounds 200 for boots and losing money.• And the fighter revealed he's shelling out £20,000 for sparring partners Mike Weaver and Tony Tubbs, both former world champions.
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shell• The complaint against them, it seems, is that they supplied the troops around Sarajevo who shelled and sniped at civilians.• The site would be the Olympic stadium, which was heavily shelled but still stands.• Border towns have been shelled by enemy aircraft for the past two months.• Shooting and shelling erupt sporadically from both sides.• They're being bombed and shelled every day and night just as in Sarajevo.• British warships began shelling German positions along the coast.• For instance, the network has shelled out big bucks to snare Bill Cosby for a new sitcom in the fall.• Others continue to shell out money.• They targeted the area's most vital structures, shelling power plants and hospitals.• Add one pound of cooked, shelled shrimp.• The forces of tyranny and aggression shelled the Mandali suburbs, Khurmal and Darband-e-Khan with long-range artillery.• And the possibility of further shelling was anything but remote in those days.
shelling peas• He knew Marshka would destroy him as effortlessly and unthinkingly as shelling peas.• We are peeling potatoes, forming tiny meatballs, browning chicken, shelling peas.
Shelln trademark
n1.a very large international oil company which has many petrol stations world-wide
From Longman Business Dictionary
shellshell /ʃel/ verb
→ shell out something
Old English sciell