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shell/ʃel/ n. & v.●n. 1a the hard outer case of many marine molluscs (水生软体动物的)硬壳 cockleshell 鸟蛤壳 b the esp. hard but fragile outer covering of a bird's, reptile's, etc. egg (鸟、爬行动物等的卵的)卵壳 c the usu. hard outer case of a nut-kernel, seed, etc. (硬果、种子等的)外壳 d the carapace of a tortoise, turtle, etc. (龟等的)甲，壳 e the wing-case or pupa-case of many insects etc. (昆虫等的)翅鞘 2a an explosive projectile or bomb for use in a big gun or mortar (大炮、迫击炮等的)炮弹 b a hollow metal or paper case used as a container for fireworks, explosives, cartridges, etc. (烟花、爆竹等的)筒壳 c US a cartridge [美]弹壳；弹药筒；炮弹 3 a mere semblance or outer form without substance 空壳 4 any of several things resembling a shell in being an outer case, esp. 壳状物(尤指) a a light racing boat 轻型赛艇 b a hollow pastry case 糕点外壳 c the metal framework of a vehicle body etc. (车身等的)金属框架 d the walls of an unfinished or gutted building, ship, etc. (未完成的建筑物、轮船等的)架构；壳体 e an inner or roughly made coffin 内棺；粗制棺材 f a building shaped like a conch (螺式)薄壳建筑物 g the handguard of a sword (剑的)护手 5 a group of electrons in an atom with almost equal energy (原子壳内的)电子组 6 Computing 【计算】 = SHELL PROGRAM ●v. 1 tr. remove the shell or pod from 去掉…的壳；剥去…的壳 2 tr. bombard (a town, troops, etc.) with shells 炮轰 3 tr. provide or cover with a shell or shells (用壳)包；裹 4 intr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 off) (of metal etc.) come off in scales (金属等)成片剥落 5 intr. (of a seed etc.) be released from a shell (种子等)脱壳 □ come out of one's shell cease to be shy; become communicative 不再羞怯；开始谈吐自若 □ shell out (also absol. [亦含宾]) colloq. [口] 1 pay (money) 付(钱) 2 hand over (a required sum) 上交(所要求的款数) □ shelled adj.□ shell-less adj.□ shell-like adj.□ shellproof adj. (in sense 2a of n. 用于名词释义 2a)□ shelly adj.[Old English sc(i)ell from Germanic: related to SCALE1] |