hulk
noun/hʌlk/
/hʌlk/
- the main part of an old vehicle or large structure that is no longer used
(旧车、旧船、建筑物等的)残骸 - the rusting hulks of cars
锈蚀的汽车残骸 - the hulk of a wrecked ship
遇难轮船的残骸
- the rusting hulks of cars
- (in the past) an old ship kept in one place and used as a prison
绿巨人:一艘旧船留在一个地方用作监狱 - prison hulks
监狱废船
- prison hulks
- a large heavy person
大块头的人;身体笨重的人 - a great hulk of a man
粗笨的大汉
- a great hulk of a man
- a very large object, especially one that causes you to feel nervous or afraid
(尤指令人紧张或害怕的)庞然大物
Word OriginOld English hulc ‘fast ship’, probably reinforced in Middle English by Middle Low German and Middle Dutch hulk; probably of Mediterranean origin and related to Greek holkas ‘cargo ship’.