chiefly N. Amer. <主北美>
1
- an outer covering such as a husk or pod, especially the husk of an ear of maize荚; 壳（尤指玉米壳）。
1.1
- the shell of an oyster or clam牡蛎壳; 蛤壳。
1.2
- the integument of certain insect pupae or larvae（昆虫蛹或幼虫的）外皮。
2
- informal a person or thing regarded as worthless or contemptible〈非正式〉无价值的人（或物）; 无用的人（或物）：
William didn't dig the idea at all and said it was a shuck.
威廉根本没有明白这个想法, 说它是胡说八道。
exclamation
shucks
- informal used to express surprise, regret, irritation, or, in response to praise, self-deprecation〈非正式〉［用于表示惊讶、后悔、愤怒或对赞扬、自贬的答复］哎; 唉; 嗯：
'Thank you for getting it. ' 'Oh, shucks, it was nothing.'
“谢谢拿来。”“哦, 别客气。” 参见AW-SHUCKS.
with obj.
1
- remove the shucks from maize or shellfish剥（玉米）; 除去（贝壳类动物的）壳：
shuck and drain the oysters.
去掉牡蛎的壳并排干水分。
1.1
- informal take off (a garment)〈非正式〉脱（衣）：
she shucked off her nightdress and started dressing.
她脱掉睡衣, 开始穿戴。
1.2
- informal abandon; get rid of〈非正式〉放弃; 去掉：
the regime's ability to shuck off its totalitarian characteristics.
这个政权克服极权主义特色的能力。
2
- informal cause (someone) to believe something that is not true; fool or tease〈非正式〉欺骗; 愚弄; 嘲笑。
派生词
shucker
noun词源
late 17th cent.: of unknown origin.