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- the dry outer covering of some fruits or seeds（一些水果、种子的）外皮; 壳; 荚。
1.1
- a dry or rough outer layer or coating, especially when it is empty of its contents（尤指空的）外壳：
the husks of dead bugs
死臭虫的外壳
figurative 〈喻〉he had sapped her strength and left her a used-up husk.
他耗尽了她的精力, 让她只剩下一张枯竭的躯壳。
词源
late Middle English: probably from Low German hūske 'sheath', literally 'little house'.
mass noun
1
- bronchitis in cattle, sheep, or swine caused by parasitic infestation, typically marked by a husky cough（牛、羊或猪的）蠕虫性气管炎。
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- huskiness嘶哑：
the husk in her voice.
她声音的嘶哑。
with direct speech
- say something in a husky voice嘶哑地说：
'What big blue eyes you have,' husked Lorenzo.
“你的眼睛好大好蓝啊。”洛伦佐嘶哑地说。
词源
early 18th cent.: partly from HUSKY1, partly from the earlier verb husk '(of a farm animal) cough'.