hulk
/hʌlk/noun
1
- an old ship stripped of fittings and permanently moored, especially for use as storage or (formerly) as a prison（被拆除装置后永久停泊的）废弃船（尤指用于储藏, 或旧时用作监狱）。
1.1
- any large disused structure（废弃建筑物的）空壳架：
hulks of abandoned machinery.
庞大的废弃机器。
2
- a large or unwieldy boat or other object大（或笨重的）船（或其他物体）;
2.1
- a large, clumsy-looking person身躯巨大笨重的人：
a six-foot hulk of a man.
一个六英尺高的高大而笨重的人。
词源
Old 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'.