- the main body of a ship or other vessel, including the bottom, sides, and deck but not the masts, superstructure, rigging, engines, and other fittings船体, 船壳。
with obj.(一般作be hulled)
- hit and pierce the hull of (a ship) with a shell or other missile（用炮弹或别的发射物）击穿船身。
派生词
hulled
adjective木壳运河船。
词源
1
- the outer covering of a fruit or seed, especially the pod of peas and beans, or the husk of grain（果实或种子的）外壳（尤指豌豆和蚕豆的豆荚）; 谷物外壳。
1.1
- the green calyx of a strawberry or raspberry（草莓或树莓的）绿色花萼。
with obj.［usu. as adj. hulled］
- remove the hulls from (fruit, seeds, or grain)除去（果实、种子或谷物的）外壳（或皮、荚等）。
词源
Old English hulu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch huls, German Hülse 'husk, pod', and German Hülle 'covering', also to HEEL3.